Alfred Kinsey, the zoologist-cum-sex researcher whose two books in the 1940s, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human... More >>

When people from, say, The NewYork Times come to town and want to talk culture, they always end up at South Coast Plaza. You can explain and... More >>

Immobile frigate the Queen Mary will become the destination spot for an ass-load of hipsters this weekend, and we're pretty sure this is a first... More >>

There are no ambassadors, no aldermen, no lobbyists and no spokespersons in tattooing. As an industry, it's a throwback to the days when ships... More >>

It was raining softly when we arrivedat the Getty. At the top of the hill, at the door from the tram, was a box of umbrellas free for the taking.... More >>

Photo by Matt OttoIt's really not dead, but the old ways of selling it are. The days when Levi's and Pendletons, sweat shirts and Katin board... More >>

The Orange County Museum of Art's newest "Biennial," curated by Irene Hofmann and Liz Armstrong, is absolutely their strongest yet. While we... More >>

Photo by Andrew CooperJacques Derrida, the French philosopher who took one of the great brave journeys of 20th-century philosophical thought,... More >>

Ironically—or perhaps not—Fall of Baghdad, Jon Lee Anderson's new book about the U.S. war in Iraq, begins and ends at Abu Ghraib. The... More >>

Normally, I would have bypassed the West End Gallery and gone on to find something halfway respectable with which to have my way. It's no fun... More >>