It’s got to be hard being one of the most beloved authors in the United States. And by hard I mean pretty easy. Take Michael Chabon, he’s recently been the first guest editor of the hip literary quarterly McSweeney’s, seen one of his books get turned into a hit movie (“Wonder Boys”) and another win the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 (“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay”). Read more...

To score or not to score, that is the question. Sunday’s screening of silent Chinese martial arts films at the James Bridges Theater, showed that sometimes it’s better not to score. Read more...

Actor, rapper, producer and possibly emerging sex symbol, Queen Latifah is shaking up movie star stereotypes on her rise to prominence in Hollywood’s aristocracy. “I don’t want to fit into other people’s idea of me. Read more...

With the shutting down of Duets (a once popular night/dance club in Westwood) in 1999, as well as a strict neighborhood ordinance preventing live music and/or dancing in Westwood, it is impossible for UCLA students to find a local place where these simple partying pastimes are offered, or are even legal. Read more...

Amid scraps of construction paper and pictures of Frida Kahlo and the Mona Lisa, students in an art room at Palms Middle School eagerly offer their conceptions of plots to Corey Chapman and Lisa Graff, two fourth-year UCLA students. Read more...

The strobe lights set the mood. The music blares in the background. Hot, sweaty bodies turning, bending and dipping engulf the dance floor. Filled with celebrities and some of the hottest moves around, you’d think it was the site of the hippest pop culture haven in Los Angeles rather than Covel Commons. Read more...

Over-familiarity often breeds contempt, but in the case of classical music, unfamiliarity can produce its own share of disdain. In today’s world, classical music has faded out of the picture with a marginal audience base. Read more...