Thursday, August 6


Kidman not afraid of Viginia Woolf in “˜The Hours’

With all of the Oscar buzz circulating, Nicole Kidman is certainly one actress who’s being buzzed the loudest. Being a native-born Australian shouldn’t be any hurdle in winning the American award; the iconic Aussie Russell Crowe won Best Actor in 2000 and according to Kidman, she could win in a fight any day. Read more...


The Smoking Gong

Twenty-two years ago, Chuck Barris sat down at his typewriter with dreams of writing the great American novel. For a man dubbed the “˜King of Shlock,’ it was admittedly a very big dream. Read more...



Jurassic 5 plays live to a dead crowd

Underground rap came to the surface Saturday night as Jurassic 5 performed an upbeat, old school show at the Wiltern Theatre. Touring in support of its second album, “Power in Numbers,” the Los Angeles-based sextet was pleased to be playing in their home town. Read more...


Kaiju, inc.

“Mightiest monster in all creation! Ravishing a universe for love!” That tag line could only mean one thing: Mothra, protector of earth and enemy of the famous Godzilla is back in town. Read more...


Students call the shots on “˜UCLA: Next’

Tucked away in the northeastern corner of campus, the production of UCLA’s own television magazine show “UCLA: Next” continues its second year at Studio 3 in Melnitz Hall with more stories to tell and new students to produce them. Read more...