The conservative right has its story and it's sticking to it: Any tax increase is a sign of Armageddon, teachers unions are out to destroy our educational system, Barack Obama is a Final Four-obsessed Socialist mandarin and, oh yeah, Hollywood is at war with conservative America's Christian va...

Pop & Hiss strives to provide the best, most relevant and entertaining music coverage of the week. Hey, it's a goal, be nice. Sometimes we have some posts that hit the mark. Sometimes we don't and others do. Here's a quick look at some of the best of what Pop & Hiss and The Times had to offer th...

This year was filled with a lot of TV drama. On “Glee” alone, there was a heart attack, breakups, bullying and a Christmas miracle. It was also the year of Brittany. No, not the one who graces tabloids and TMZ between albums, but Brittany S. Pierce (Heather Morris), the hilariously daffy cheer...

Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson handed out his opinion on country starlet Taylor Swift recently, branding the blond "horrible." "I find it embarrassing that adults are like, 'Taylor Swift is very talented.' She's not. She might be cute, but she's horrible," Robinson told Nylon Guys, acco...

Stereotypes stick in your craw because of their willful obliviousness. One that I’ve had to contend with as the theater critic for The Times is the notion that L.A. isn’t a theater town. “I didn’t know they had theater there,” is a line that has actually been uttered with a straight face in ...

So the big question is, did Oscar get it right? Obviously, Harvey Weinstein, who willed "The Reader" into this year's race against all odds and the objections of original producer Scott Rudin (who took his name off the film), thinks so on the evidence of a triumphant five nominations, all in ...