Imagine a society run by women, with virtually no violence, but plenty of great sex. Sound like an impossible utopia? Well, Dr. Susan...

When I was a kid I used to strap tin foil to my head and wrists  and pretend to be Wonder Woman, trying to get my skipping rope to loop...

Lori Allen Thomas as Natasha Lyess ravishing Marilyn (Jennifer Lana Harper). Photo by Chris Humes. I’m such a sucker for Marilyn Monroe...

Dr. Ava Cadell is one of my favorite people – a friend and a client. She’s also America’s #1 sexpert, and one of the most-filmed and...

Punk rock from Belfast! Stiff Little Fingers killed it last night at the El Rey, a gorgeous venue in the mid-Wilshire district in L.A....

I’m breaking the first rule in Kate Yorga’s hilarious short film, Book Club: “Don’t talk about book club!” But how can I not? It’s...

The dazzlingly eclectic art show Thanks for the Mammaries! took place last night at For Your Art on Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile...

It’s fig season! Our little two-year old tree has been delivering a dozen figs a week for the past month, so I decided to make a tart! It...

My friend Craig Daniels is the coolest. Ever since I saw him at the ‘North doors’ in high school with dentures hanging off his leather...

Thank you to John Kastner for giving Richard two great shows at Canadian Music Week last weekend! Here we are (Ron Kirsch, Chris Mateer,...

A celebration of artist Mike Kelley’s prolific career began on Sunday at the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in the Geffen Contemporary...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Yesterday I spent the day with Dr. Ava Cadell and her publicist Jim Strzalkowski promoting Ava’s new book...

Sometimes a rock show is just a rock show. Other times it is elevated by the artists surrounding it who contribute an exquisite eye or a...

Combine a group of fourteen fantastic kids, their helpful parents, two barrels of Starbucks coffee, a boatload of Porto’s pastries and...

The art world’s been abuzz for months about the opening of the brand new Pérez Art Museum Miami. It’s a huge civic project that developer...

What a day last Saturday in Toronto! Shooting all day and rockin’ all night at Cherry Cola’s. Thanks to Cherish for letting that happen...

It’s mornings like this that make me appreciate the value of Red Tricycle, a lifeline in the form of a website and e-newsletter whose...

Two of my best friends (Kathleen and Ellen) texted me this lyric on Sunday after hearing the news that Lou Reed had died. It was exactly...

Perfect! What an obnoxious claim. But, like my Perfect Lemonade, my stuffing is perfect to me. It’s my grandmother’s recipe and she...

Merike Lugus and I have opened a brand new art shop called Elu Gallery! Merike Lugus also happens to be my mom, so it’s a family affair....