Travel & Entertainment TASTING TAIWAN - A tantalizing tour of sights, nights and tasty bites! Taiwan is an exotic country full of modern and vibrant cities, picturesque mountaintop villages and unique oceanside settlements. Visitors can experience different customs, diverse lifestyles, strange languages, and traditional Taiwanese culture and arts that have been passed down for generations. And of course, an array of exotic cuisines that will totally please and completely surprise the palate. Read the article. SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF) This family-friendly adventure tale at the Geffen Playhouse stars award-winning actor Gregory Itzin, best known for his role as President Charles Logan on the TV show “24.”   Read the review. RETURN - The Musical This new musical is based on Sonia Levitin’s award-winning book The Return, which recounts the story of the Falashas’ daring exodus from Ethiopia in 1984 and the secret airlift known as “Operation Moses” that saved 8,000 of them. Later, another removal brought the remaining 16,000 out of bondage. more: SECRETS OF THE TRADE The World Premiere of Jonathan Tolins’ "Secrets of the Trade" at the award-winning Black Dahlia Theater in the gentrifying Pico District is a drama well worth seeing.   more: UCLA Live presents DAVID SEDARIS! Author, radio star and humorist David Sedaris packed Royce Hall on Saturday, June 28th in the final event of UCLA Live’s 2007-2008 season. It was a hilarious evening, featuring David reading new work and a selection of essays from his best-selling books, excerpts from The New Yorker and even his diary! The sold-out audience cheered as Mr. Sedaris took the stage, and the enthusiasm continued all night with constant laughs. more: Advertisement An Eco-Riddle - A ToadBag! ~ Interviews•Fashion•Columns/Articles•Travel & Entertainment•Indie Hotspot•Videos Staff•Index•Back Issues