It doesn’t take a feminist scholar to realize a lot of women portrayed in the media, from sitcoms to pornography, are a fantasy rather than a realistic representation. Read more...

Korean films may be generating buzz at Cannes, but on Tuesday nights they can be caught for free right here at UCLA. Tuesday, May 25 marks the fifth night of the “Seven Nights of Korean Cinema” film festival at UCLA, which began April 27 and runs through June 8. Read more...

“City of God” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Today and Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If a movie gets four Oscar nominations but is from a foreign country, does it make a sound? Read more...

With every step in technology, the pornography industry has been among the first in line to cash in and prove that sex will sell no matter what the medium. Read more...

It’s safe to say that Abhiman Kaushal was obsessed with mastering the tabla, an Indian drum. “I gave up everything and learned tabla; I gave up education. Read more...

Living in Los Angeles, the media sensory overload of conspicuously consuming celebrities can drive students into added debt for the hottest item on the rack of Fred Segal, or, on the other extreme, force penny-pinching students to become jaded and opt for the California uniform of comfortable denim and flip flops. Read more...

It’s not unusual for fifth-year ethnomusicology student Jonathan Keyes to take a 6 a.m. flight across the country, play a show at a college campus, and then catch a flight to Los Angeles the next morning so he can get back in time for class. Read more...