Sunday, May 10


Apatow to receive Jack Benny Award

As the man who directed "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up," and produced "Superbad," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and its upcoming spin-off "Get Him to the Greek," Judd Apatow is the reason why this brand of raunchy comedy has been unavoidable in every theater for the last six years. Read more...

Photo: NEWSOK The UCLA Campus Events Commission will present Judd Apatow with the Jack Benny Award today at Royce Hall at noon. Apatow, the man behind such films as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up” and “Superbad,” is the award’s first recipient since Kevin Smith in 2006.


Soundbite: Sleigh Bells

A summer romance of an album if there ever was one "“ if Sleigh Bells seems cheap and easy, it's because the duo is good at pretending to be. How else do you squeeze a jam-packed Coachella crowd out of a few demos and one single? Read more...



Christian fraternity Alpha Gamma Omega builds community ties with free burgers

Christian fraternity Alpha Gamma Omega builds community ties with free burgers Christian fraternity members of Alpha Gamma Omega barbeque on Thursdays starting at 11:30pm. They serve burgers, hot dogs and water to local students and partygoers. The cookout is the fraternity's effort to help them sober up as well as build positive community relationships. [3:05] "Christian fraternity Alpha Gamma Omega builds community ties with free burgers"

Christian fraternity members of Alpha Gamma Omega barbeque on Thursdays starting at 11:30pm. They serve burgers, hot dogs and water to local students and partygoers. The cookout is the fraternity's effort to help them sober up as well as build positive community relationships. [3:05] Read more...


Street musicians embrace their passion for music

David Smith wakes up every morning on a single mattress wedged into a white Ford full-size van. Lifting up the bed, Smith pulls out a hefty slew of musical instruments and wheels them down to Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade. He sets up, plays for a few hours, collects enough for lunch and then goes home. He has been doing this for 10 years. Read more...


Hooligan Theatre Company’s “˜Dames at Sea’ takes the stage

As if taking cue from Lady Gaga's wardrobe, Hooligan Theatre Company presents "Dames at Sea," a musical whose outlandish characters and over-the-top plot have kept it afloat in the hearts of audiences for more than four decades. Read more...

Photo: Michael Elliott rehearses opposite Kamie Tierce as the Captain and Mona Kent, respectively, for Hooligan Theatre’s production of “Dames At Sea.”