COVER STORY: Last call doesn't mean the party is over. You'd be surprised where late-night fun can be found in L.A.

COVER STORY: Dozens of orchestras help the style thrive. The beat of the city is Afro Caribbean.

COVER STORY: 'Waiter, is this the right bug in my soup?' We eat crickets, live octopus and blistering hot ramen for your cruel enjoyment.

COVER STORY: If it's gaudy or corny, Matt Maranian and Anthony Lovett likely know about it. The authors of the 'L.A. Bizarro' guide are back on the trail of kitsch.

Pinkberry got the craze going, but as more and more competitors rush in, the winners in the end should be the consumers.

COVER STORY: With crime down and gentrification seemingly inevitable, the Westlake/MacArthur Park area balances its history with its future.

COVER STORY: It’s one of the things we love best about living in the Southland. You can have breakfast in Taiwan, lunch in India and dinner in Ethiopia, all in a day.

COVER STORY: The area's party-hearty Russian community keeps clubs and restaurants hopping into the wee hours. And if they'd like to revisit the Stalin era, the L.A. Philharmonic is happy to oblige.

STAGE: There’s an edgy breed of dinner theater on the menu — if you don’t mind a little murder with your meal.

GALLERIES: How a previously industrial area in Culver City morphed into the latest gallery hotspot.

COVER STORY: Who needs comedy clubs? The worlds of sketch, improv and stand-up are happily colliding in offbeat venues all over town.

NIGHT LIFE: Testifying to the ongoing Invasion, the kingdom’s sounds enliven clubs, and Angelenos find a cultural kinship.

COVER STORY: At late-night diners, music, companionship and bacon and eggs await.