“Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture” Museum of Contemporary Art Nov. 19, 2006 – March 5, 2007 Upon stepping through the doors of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s “Skin and Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture,” the exhibition’s message is immediately clear: Contemporary fashion and architecture mirror and influence one another to a much greater extent than is commonly recognized. Read more...

“Bobby” Director Emilio Estevez MGM In every U.S. history class from fourth grade to the fourth year of college, President John F. Kennedy is cemented as one of the leading icons of the 1960s. Read more...

“The Fountain” Director Darren Aronofsky 20TH Century Fox Darren Aronofsky’s (“Requiem for a Dream”) latest film, “The Fountain,” is a grandiose pseudo-intellectual folly that is bound to bore some and perplex others. Read more...

With mom nowhere near to tell them not to play with their dinner, it’s only natural that students would want to have fun with the dining hall food they eat every day. Read more...

Swan Lake “Beast Moans” JAGJAGUWAR RECORDS “Supergroup” is a term to be approached with a certain degree of skepticism. Sure, The Good, the Bad & the Queen are shaping up to be interesting and “Songs for the Deaf”-era Queens of the Stone Age were actually a force to be reckoned with, but most high-profile collaborations go the way of Velvet Revolver and The Raconteurs, crashing before they even get their feet off the ground. Read more...

Jay-Z “Kingdom Come” ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS The Mike Jordan of recordin’ is back with his ninth solo studio album, “Kingdom Come.” Returning to rap after a three-year “retirement,” Jay-Z is still witty, smart and sharp, boasting the assured flow and wordplay of a hustler wizened through years of being in the game. Read more...

Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Well, not always. Jennifer Jester, a graduate student studying the euphonium at UCLA, puts this aphorism to shame. Read more...