Leslie Nielsen: Shirley a legend After a long period as a dramatic actor (see him in the 50’s-era sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet, or as the captain in The Poseidon Adventure), Leslie Nielsen found himself with that rare opportunity of achieving a second act in life. It all came together with a role...

Meet the Douglases Thanksgiving was a time to, well, give thanks for what’s important. For Michael Douglas, it was a family affair. Douglas, mending after the chemo regimen he underwent to control the throat cancer diagnosed earlier this year, was seen vacationing at EPCOT Center on Wednesday with...

Cable interference For Internet and digital technologist Tom Evslin, the future of television viewing is available right now, through the increasing number of cancellations of cable TV subscriptions across the country. Evslin, blogging at the Fractals of Change Web...

Keith Richards, growing up in public The profane, sentimental, visionary rock n' roll buccaneer archetype the world knows by first name alone has finally put his Life between covers almost 50 years after the humble birth of the Rolling Stones. Willfully meandering, emotionally honest, Keith...

L.A.: Building the canvas of the street In Los Angeles’ Pico-Union neighborhood, Ricardo Guerrero, an enterprising street artist and musician, hopes to continue transforming “taggers” into skilled graffiti artists. In its four-year existence, the Graff Lab has provided an outlet for artistic hopefuls...

They did work it out: Beatles to iTunes War is over.  After years of legal wrangling, years after the digital invasion, the Beatles are finally coming to iTunes. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that, effective 7 a.m. Tuesday West Coast, 10 a.m. in the East, Apple’s iTunes Store will begin...

Trailer Hitch: Blood on the tracks … Ever get that feeling that it's all out of our control? Two new films opening Friday seem ready to capitalize on that sinking feeling common to everyday life. Unstoppable, the latest from Tony Scott, finds two train workers — a grizzled engineer (Denzel Washington)...

Seattle: Nirvana, in retro In three years Nirvana blindsided the worlds of rock music and popular culture. The group and its role in cultivating the grunge scene will be the focus of "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses," an exhibition that opens at the Experience Music Project in Seattle next April...

Conan gets back in the late-night swim Mostly minus the (masturbating) bear but definitely plus the beard he’s been sporting for months now on his enforced hiatus, Conan O’Brien returned to the airwaves on Monday. The most celebrated redhead in entertainment since Lucille Ball debuted his long-awaited...

The age of the Everygeek The United States — incurious, self-absorbed and nervous — is going through one of its phases, a period in which an aggressive anti-intellectual spirit has taken hold. But CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, one of TV’s most popular shows, is a success that runs contrary to the new dumbing...

Brooklyn: An interview with Chappo If you’ve seen the iPod ads on TV this just-ended summer or had the radio on a respectably forward-leaning station, you’ve heard it: the sweet, spacey, strangely irresistible “Come Home,” The song, from the Brooklyn group Chappo, is part of the band’s equally infectious...