Loose Fur “Born Again in the USA” Drag City Records The title of an album can say a lot about its contents. Pavement’s “Slanted & Enchanted” is just that ““ a blend of skewed pop instrumentation and off-beat vocal delivery so unlikely it never fails to captivate. Read more...

Edgar Degas’ images of ballet dancers are a touchstone of early modern art familiar even to museum-phobic art-neophytes; his paintings of young women have enjoyed iconic status for more than a century. Read more...

John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, will perform his one-man show, “Seven Ways to Skin an Ocelot,” in Royce Hall for one night only: on Saturday, March 18. Read more...

While your friends may be jetting off to France or Hawaii for spring break, don’t let being stuck in Los Angeles on a college-student budget get you down. Read more...

“V for Vendetta” Directed by James McTeigue Warner Bros. Pictures “There is no coincidence, only the illusion of coincidence,” gravely says the masked hero of “V for Vendetta” half way through the film. Read more...

Neko Case “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” Anti- Records With five solo albums and a stint with indie-rockers The New Pornographers under her belt, Neko Case has already garnered praise for her haunting voice and fresh approach to music. Read more...

I would like to make an important announcement: This will be my last Daily Bruin music column. Starting next quarter, I will have a new Monday column about my other favorite subject ““ television. Read more...