You haven’t seen it yet, but this little indie hit has grossed over $300,000 after playing in only 10 locations and was the No. 1 movie in North America for two weeks running based on a profits-per-screen average. Read more...

It’s hard to walk out of a Bar or Bat Mitzvah without hearing “We Are Family.” For the student artists presenting at today’s Student Art Exhibition held at Hillel at UCLA, the meaning of family can address many things: relationships between people, feelings of nostalgia or the warmth that a loved one can give. Read more...

“Distracted” Mark Taper Forum March 15-April 29 Sometimes it feels like we live in a hectic world where you can’t relax or focus no matter what you try. Read more...

There are some bands that everyone can agree on. Instances of music with near-universal appeal are rare at best. But, once in a blue moon, a band riding overwhelming critical acclaim will get noticed on a larger scale and, by some miracle, retain the element that their previous fan base loves while delivering music too good for new ears to deny. Read more...

Hitoshi Abe, the newly instated chair of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, finds a wealth of meaning behind the name of his home country, Japan. Read more...

Nine Inch Nails "Year Zero" Interscope Records (Out Of 5) Bleak and dour, Nine Inch Nails’ new album, the concept-driven “Year Zero,” portrays a world with no future ““ a world which frontman Trent Reznor believes is destined to be ours if we continue on our current path. Read more...

Conor Oberst has always been a man about mythology. Not only has he played the figurative deceiver with stories of drowned brothers, endless detox stints, and the parallels between mental degeneration and time travel, he’s also been granted the unique position of rewriting American tradition in his own image. Read more...