As in previous years, David Sefton, executive and artistic director of UCLA Live, is once again claiming the new UCLA Live season to be the finest one the organization has ever put together, and once again, he may be right. Read more...

Only in the world of "Tug of War" can pimps recite verse, seemingly chaste women express their sexual frustration, and marijuana function as currency. Read more...

You know something's trendy when Facebook devotes over 500 groups to the subject. Read more...

Embroiled in an elaborate ploy to sell CDs with hip-hop ruffian 50 Cent, producer and rapper Kanye West has become a publicity-hogging wunderkind. Read more...

Listening to a 50 Cent album all the way through is a little like dropping in on a psychotherapy session where the patient has a multiple personality disorder. Read more...

Seeing a symphony perform live is something like seeing a famous painting in person. Read more...

I recently went to the best back-to-school concert I've ever been to. It had everything: two acclaimed, diverse acts that together appealed to a wide range of students; an open-air venue with great seats for everybody; and even free commemorative T-shirts! The performers were on time and the sets went off without a hitch. Read more...