After performing across the world since the release of Ry Cooder’s “Buena Vista Social Club” album in 1996, Ibrahim Ferrer is finally starting to look old. Read more...

As a film student, Wayne Byrd wanted to educate others through his films. Now as a teacher, he’s still trying to do the same thing. Stressing an importance of life education through film, Byrd, a 2002 masters of fine arts graduate from the directing program of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, will present two of his short films at the James Bridges Theater this Saturday at 2 p.m. Read more...

With a reputation as the Godfather of screenwriting, Professor Richard Walter has molded many of Hollywood’s most prolific screenwriters. “Fight Club,” “Spiderman” and “Men in Black” were all written or co-written by his former students. Read more...

The curators at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City would be proud of a local band naming itself in honor of the city’s popular tourist attraction. Read more...

Going to meet writer Susan Orlean at the Avalon Hotel, I don’t know if I was subconsciously expecting to find Meryl Streep donning a straw hat and clutching a potted orchid. Read more...

“The Orchid Thief” By Susan Orlean Ballantine Books Those expecting to read an extended version of “Adaptation” when picking up “The Orchid Thief” will be in for quite a surprise. Read more...

White Stripes “Elephant” V2 Records Innovative. Groundbreaking. Virtuosic. Exciting. Emotional. Heartbreaking. Breathtaking. Booty-shaking. The White Stripes are one of the most important bands making music right now. Read more...