By Chie YamayoshiWhen a group of Japanese artistic designers hit Costa Mesa's hipperati at the Lab last month, the result of their one-night art... More >>

Millions line up to see a wise-ass left-wing anti-war movie. Public discussion ensues. How to change the political future? Why is the president... More >>

Many words could describe Dockers slacks. Subsonic, platonic—you ain't gettin' any in Dockers—catatonic, beige. Bionic? Not Dockers,... More >>

Photo by Amy TheiligI like to think of the new exhibit at the Huntington Beach Art Center as a giant fuck you to the goodly folks at Grand... More >>

Photo by Jeanne RicePress releases don't always lie as much as they almost always obscure the truth—which is crazy, because they're... More >>

In 1988, Bill Cosby elevated himself from black middle-class ambassador to bona fide Race Man. And he did it the old-fashioned way—with... More >>

Photo by William WegmanYou can always count on Santa Ana's Grand Central Art Center for a wicked good time. For the opening of "100 Artists See... More >>

"Try to be one of those," Henry James counseled fiction writers back in 1884, "on whom nothing is lost." For James, "humanity is immense, and... More >>

In the normal order of things, a 957-page autobiography by a person who had served two terms as president of the United States, in command of his... More >>

Thomas Frank is ecstatic. "Rush Limbaugh denounced me yesterday, and I'm walking on air," Frank says. "It's fantastic. I wonder, when do I get my... More >>