Living so close to many of California's most famous beaches, residents of Los Angeles get a lot of one-on-one face time with sand. Read more...
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The Hammer Museum, along with Ari Bhöd, will be showcasing The Mandala Project. The two-week program will feature the construction of a Tibetan sand mandala by a team of traditionally trained Lamas from the Thubten Choeling Monastery in Pharping, Nepal.
Credit: AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR TIBETAN CULTURAL PRESERVATION
Playboy readers who don't get stuck on adult film actress Sasha Grey's feature, "The Notorious Star Bares More Than Her Soul," can see that October was a good month in Playboy for Bruins. Read more...
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Former UCLA Extension creative writing student Timothy Tau took second place in Playboy’s annual College Fiction Contest. His story “Land of Origin” received a $500 prize and is featured in the October issue.
Some intriguing news surfaced on Entertainment Weekly's website Thursday, revealing that Elton John and Lady Gaga are collaborating on an original song. More intriguing, though, by several notches on the scale, is what the song is for: "Gnomeo and Juliet," an upcoming children's animated film from Touchstone Pictures, which reimagines Shakespeare's greatest love story with rival families of garden gnomes. Oh how silly, you might say, but why should we care? Read more...
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“Gnomeo and Juliet” is an animated retelling of “Romeo and Juliet” with garden gnomes. Gnomeo is voiced by James McAvoy, while Juliet is voiced by Emily Blunt.
Credit: TOUCHSTONE PICTURES
Small spaces, long periods of mandatory silence, a constant state of observation and limited bathroom breaks. Read more...
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Courtesy of JEREMY ROUSH
Probably the most common complaint that I hear about food trucks is the cost. Read more...
West Hollywood has distinct UCLA roots, according to "Making Paradise: The West Hollywood Musical," a new show produced by Cornerstone Theater Company. Read more...
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Fiesta Hall will feature “Making Paradise: The West Hollywood Musical,” a musical following the development of West Hollywood into “the Creative City.”
COURTESY of JOHN C. LUKER
Jane Austen will be revived this weekend. Read more...
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UCLA Professor Charles Lynn Batten will celebrate the classic novels of Jane Austen by leading a discussion of her works at The Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel.
