A new exhibit featuring a group of UCLA art students at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art not only examines the process of making art, it also gives viewers a chance to throw some art away. Read more...

Idiosyncratic special guests Beck and two-thirds of the Flaming Lips were delightful treats among the smorgasbord of talented musical artists performing at KCRW’s A Sounds Eclectic Evening on Saturday at the Universal Amphitheater. Read more...

Behind that calm, not too cool persona, Ice Cube is a hardworking business man. The one-time NWA lead rapper has become an enterprising multi-media star who attracts audiences, actors, and, most of all, investors. Read more...

Like pigeons to Bert’s (of Bert and Ernie on “Sesame Street”) shiny bottle caps on “Sesame Street,” the audience at the Wiltern Theatre Wednesday night came for pretty things. Read more...

In Elizabethan times, Shakespeare’s plays, with their puns and other linguistic manipulations, appealed to the ear. Today, Shakespeare’s language challenges the modern ear and often inhibits understanding of his plays. Read more...

There’s a lot more to Chinese cinema than kung fu and crouching tigers. The UCLA Film and Television Archive presents a two-week series, beginning Saturday at 7:30 p.m., of “New Chinese Cinema,” offering a selection of films from mainland China’s so-called Sixth Generation of filmmakers at the James Bridge Theater. Read more...

Stephanie Uchima Third-year, mathematics “Hmm … What is Friday after next? Most likely sleeping, not studying for finals, recovering from the night before, and avoiding malls.” Rhianna Tycholis Third-year, sociology “I’ll be in Orange County, Huntington Beach, probably hanging out with my sisters and old friends. Read more...