David T. Friendly

John Freeman and Robin Coste Lewis discuss  Freeman’s: The Best New Writing on California .

Two new movies, 'Richard Jewell' and 'The Banker,' have run into problems stemming from the real people they portray before the films have even been released.

A cancer researcher grows tired of euthanizing monkeys.

Comfort turns to horror when the night becomes weaponized - used to terrorize and control. This is the most ominous embodiment of the night.

Lynda Barry’s  Making Comics  is a how-to graphic novel guide for people who gave up on drawing.

The setup at the center of Mike Birbiglia's one-man show "The New One" is not particularly new. In fact, it's familiar trope: the reluctant dad.

Peter Jackson generated whole worlds for his ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hobbit’ trilogies.

We travel to another dimension, where Rod Serling stretched the imagination and tapped into a societal psyche.

This week: check out e-cars with vroom at the LA Auto Show; meet the author of a book about the charismatic man behind the first LA Olympics; hear from the architect who is looking for…