Exactly three years after “The Da Vinci Code,” star Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard and the rest of the behind-the-camera talent from that smash have reunited for “Angels & Demons” – a sequel updated from Dan Brown’s novel about Robert Langdon (Hanks), Harvard’s most improbably dashing symbologist. Read more

Venice may conjure visions of bronzed bodies riding beach cruisers, but an underground community of fixed-gear bike enthusiasts has sprung to life – and its members are tricking out their bikes in multicolored gear, ripping through the streets with no brakes or helmets, doing wheelies on the Venice Boardwalk and playing bike polo at Mar Vista Park. Read more

Meyer lemon and basil sorbet from Carmela Ice Cream The first spoonful of Carmela’s refreshing citrus-and-herb-infused sorbet transports an eater back to the annual elementary school carnival, lemon ice in hand, smell of spun cotton candy in the air, awaiting a death-defying ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Read more

SUNDAY, 5.17 J.B.S. Haldane, the noted evolutionary biologist, was once asked what he could infer about the nature of God based on his scientific studies. Read more

Tiësto, the internationally renowned DJ who hails from the Netherlands, has a new album coming, and his many fans have good old L.A. to thank. Read more

Ever made the mistake of trying to transfer your rare vinyl directly to your laptop using only a cheap RCA mini-jack and downloaded software? Read more

A long time ago (the ’80s), in a galaxy far, far away, it is a period of psychic unrest. Read more

Good Girl Dinette, the latest offering from former Blue Hen chef Diep Tran, recently opened in an old brick building on Avenue 56 in Highland Park. Read more

“Los Angeles is sort of like 20 cities in one and at no point in the nine months I’ve lived here have I ever found myself wishing there were something to do. Read more