For music Professor Walter Ponce, a piano recital is a lot like a party. And like any exclusive party, the guest list is short and limited to a few old friends: Crumb, Mussorgsky and Beethoven. Read more...

I love the Oxygen Network. I know, it’s an entire channel dedicated to women’s programming, but I can’t get enough of it. It doesn’t stop there. Read more...

When most people think of curses, the first image that comes to mind is that of a horror film rather than an aging knight determined to save the world. Read more...

“Hippity hoop lah!” At this point, there’s no turning back. The guys in the band Vain are trying everything to attract attention on Bruin Walk. “Want to be a model? Read more...

Fetching coffee and making copies are not the only jobs recent college graduates can find. Eric Winter, who graduated from UCLA in 2000 with a degree in psychology, works an average of three to four days a week, four to eight hours a day. Read more...

New Order “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call” Warner Brothers Records It’s a known fact that music can influence emotion. Listeners of The Smiths may feel morose and isolated, while fans of The Go! Read more...

Just after the white tents are taken down and vendors and artists pack up from this weekend’s annual L.A. Times Festival of Books, another unofficially annual literary event is scheduled on campus ““ an appearance by author and humorist David Sedaris. Read more...