In Beijing the focus has moved from the pool to the track, where Usain Bolt breezed through the 100-meter dash so easily he looked like an Olympian god running against mortals. No doubt he's now the world's fastest human.

Another Olympian who held that title was "Bullet" Bob Hayes, who...

Hey! Guess what everybody? Katy Perry kissed a girl! And we get to hear about it over and over and over again!

Katy Perry's hit "I Kissed A Girl" has a super catchy beat. Every time it comes on the radio I start to tap my toes, then upon...

"I want to see the plan. That is what I used to say to Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin. Count me out if it is for violence. Don't expect me to be on the barricades unless it is with flowers."--John Lennon

Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and...

There was a different mood when I walked into the office this morning. Unlike last week when everyone crowded excitedly around the TV to watch the Olympic matches, all were seated, clicking away at their keyboards. The TV wasn't even turned on. It was as if the Games had ended...

Here's an idea for you Internet news hounds: take a break from the Obama VP watch tonight and honor the passing of Isaac Hayes by renting a DVD of the incredible documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story. You will learn some amazing things about American culture and politics, and...

From time to time, Hollywood loves to make movies about itself.

It's a place so insular and self-centered that it's convinced that everyone else on the planet is as enraptured as they are about themselves and the going-ons behind the scenes. That is the central theme behind the new...

I am not a scientist, and I didn't especially like science in school. Something about the Krebs cycle and the free electrons in isotopes (whatever they were) left me cold. I do read a lot of non-fiction, mostly political books, as part of my new "day job" of helping to...

In a truly unexpected turn of events, The CW has decided to not make the premiere of its upcoming drama 90210 available to critics and members of the media prior to its scheduled premiere on September 2.

Is this any way to treat the most buzzed-about new series of the...

It has been a while since I started a column with a sentence I never thought I would write, but here goes: SOAPnet's General Hospital: Night Shift is one of the most enjoyable original television series of the summer.

A caveat: The low-budget Night Shift may not be everyone’s idea...

Former Presidential Candidate Savage Dragon announced today his intention to endorse the presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama. Some of you may remember the Dragon's ill-fated 2004 run at the presidency in which he backed out when he discovered his running mate to be the evil Dreadknight, a supervillain with global...

to Robert Redford.

The artistic community, humanity, and the planet, thank you for your many contributions to the creative, and natural, environment.

All best wishes for continued good health and productivity.

Adam Mansbach is a dude of many hats. A hip-hop poet that can recite histories old-school and new without missing a beat, especially in his acid satire Angry Black White Boy. An author who lives in Berkeley, grew up in Boston and can freestyle in Brooklyn without weak...

Okay, writers, how do I frame this fiasco? Is it a provocation, like in Curb Your Enthusiasm, where Larry argues that, when a husband pays for his and Cheryl's dinner, he shouldn't also be required to thank the wife? Is this an "Asking for trouble?" situation?

Or is "one...

On Friday I went to see the men's team epee fencing match at the Olympic Fencing Hall. I didn't know much about fencing but was with a friend who did, making the match quite exciting -- not that I wasn't already thrilled to be at an Olympic event.

The bronze...

On Saturday, August 16 I sat in China's National Stadium for the very first time to watch Jamaica's Usain Bolt literally bolt to the finish line of the 100-meter race, breaking both the Olympic and world records with speed and ease. The fact that Bolt broke a world record

There are a lot of terrific things about southern Louisiana and New Orleans, but the most inspiring is how the good folks there always seem able to get it together, roll up their sleeves and get the job done. Race, color, social...

Crowning the first-ever Downtown Film Festival - Los Angeles, L.A.'s premier "green" and sustainable film festival - was Sunday night's open air screening of FLOW, Irena Salina's award-winning documentary about the global water crisis. Screening was held at downtown's Water Court of California.