Temptation Island Paddles (left to right) Andy Lukei and Billy Cleary are among the cast members from the Fox television show "Temptation Island" who are taking part in a kayaking tour around Marina Del Rey. Read more...

  Los Angeles Opera Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera "Don Pasquale" opens on Friday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor Most people are in their cars on their way home for the weekend at 5 p.m. Read more...

  Cyrus McNally Cyrus is a fourth-year neuroscience student who currently spends his time scheming for world domination. E-mail him at [email protected]. Yo, it’s 2030, and I want y’all to meet the sounds of the future ““ the American Empire has fallen into the hands of the corrupt and the mouths of the moochers. Read more...

  PRIYA SHARMA/Daily Bruin California Chicken Cafe offers a healthy alternative to fried chicken outlets. RESTAURANT REVIEW California Chicken Cafe Address: 2005 Westwood Blvd. West Los Angeles (near Pico Boulevard) Hours: Weekdays 11 a.m. Read more...

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND "Everyday" Dave Matthews Band “Everyday” RCA Records Maybe some evil man wearing a Dave Matthews costume put together the group’s latest album, “Everyday.” While the real Dave Matthews is locked in a basement somewhere in West Virginia, this dreadful imposter is fooling everyone into thinking that the band changed considerably. Read more...

  Brent Hopkins Hopkins is currently doing hard time in the Federal Jazz Deprogramming Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. Send your thoughts to [email protected]. Whenever I used to hear preachers rail about the evils of music, I used to ignore them as lowbrow simpletons, unschooled and unappreciative about the power of great art. Read more...

  DANIEL WONG The Chen Art Gallery is located in Torrance, housed in the Sunrider International building, and is open each week, Tuesday through Thursday. By Janet Nakano Daily Bruin Contributor Tucked away in a towering executive building, sprawled out over nine acres of land, lies a hidden treasure of Chinese art and artifacts. Read more...