Predecessor to alternative rock continues to influence music today

INTRO Digging into the record shelves of the past and filing through the film drawers of yesterday, the new column from the A&E; editors, Throwback Thursday, brings you some of the greatest and most overlooked A&E; talent of the past. So dust off your record players and VHS tapes, and find something of the past […]

Hammer Museum dusts off artist Forrest Bess’ work

Forrest Bess was an artist caught between two worlds, and this internal struggle can be viewed within his artwork shown at the Hammer Museum. For the first time in over 20 years, the abstract expressionist painter Forrest Bess’ work is being displayed, with a total of 50 pieces of his artwork from 1946 to 1970. […]

Movie Review: ‘A.C.O.D.’

While the comedy “A.C.O.D.” does supply a good dose of laughter, there is not enough to make up for its lack of clear direction or theme. “A.C.O.D.” follows Carter (Adam Scott), a restaurant owner and adult child of divorce – A.C.O.D. for short – who must make peace between his feuding, divorced parents (Catherine O’Hara […]