If there is one thing I've learned from the recent writers' strike, it is this: Writers don't matter. So, in tribute to this brave, cavalier thinking on the part of the suits and moneymen in the Hollywood playground, I am going to do them one better. As of this writing, cinematographers, set designers, and editors don't matter either. That's why this, my incredibly long guide for winning your local Oscar pool, will focus only......

A sad week for LAist as they lose their trusted and amazing editor Tony Pierce to the LA Times, but what a blast his last week was. He shared his 25 Favorite CDs of 2007 and wrote a great review of just a good movie, No Country For Old Men. At UCLA, thousands of students celebrated the end of their quarter by running around campus in their undies (lots of photos in a two-part......