Author Archives: Jenae Cohn

The concrete high-rises, stucco-walled homes and abandoned gas stations of Los Angeles may not seem like prime examples of the city’s architecture, but for photographer and former UCLA student Julius Shulman, beauty can be found anywhere.

Author and UCLA alumna Staci Robinson’s first published novel may be titled “Interceptions,” but as far as her career is concerned, she’s sprinted past the 20-yard line and has made the ultimate touchdown: living as a full-time novelist and screenwriter.

When you cross a concept album by independent Swedish songwriters with a stage full of garbage, and the themes of fame and love, and set it in the future, you get JUNK.

Lou Diamond Phillips, film, television and Broadway actor, first rose to fame in 1987 with his performance as musician Ritchie Valens in the film “La Bamba.”

Enter the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Downtown L.A. and you’ll find boys and girls, fruits and vegetables, dogs and cats, all dancing, skating and singing from a set of strings in a world of vibrant primary colors.

There is no need to cast the voice-projecting “Sonorus” spell to amplify the anticipation of literature’s most hyped hero in his finest fantasy hour. The final installment of J.K. Rowling’s seven-book “Harry Potter” series, to be released Saturday, will be sure to top Witch Weekly’s ““ or, rather, The New York Times’ ““ bestseller chart.

Stephen Tabaquin checks in with his friends at Berkeley, CSU Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona and UC Irvine daily without racking up any mileage. Bradley Ostrander knows everyone’s birthday without ever having to ask, while Naveed Mahboobian can drop his friends a line without ever licking a stamp.