Monday, 7/21/97 Screen Scene "Contact" Directed by Robert Zemeckis Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey Movies about aliens are sure getting popular. With the success of "The X-Files" and alien flicks like "Independence Day" and this summer’s "Men in Black," Hollywood has once again gone crazy over those little green men. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 Soundbites Wyclef Jean "The Carnival" (Ruffhouse/Columbia) Wyclef Jean, one-third of the successful rap outfit, The Fugees, goes solo for "The Carnival." With the help of a diverse bunch of rappers, singers, DJs, musicians and even fellow Fugee Lauryn Hill, Wyclef (as he is generally known) has put out one of the most dynamic and musically pleasing rap albums to come along in a long time. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 A&E Briefs Museum of Tolerance July sets the stage for an array of inspiring events at the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance. Published poet and writer Edzia J. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 ‘Dracula’ hopes blood runs hot for audiences DANCE: Acosta, Anderson to assume principal roles in Houston Ballet show By Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor When Carlos Acosta was 9 years old, his father forced him to take ballet lessons. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 Art workshops let participants express feelings THEATER: Performance artists at ‘Highways’ teach women about writing, ‘body-based story-telling’ By Jammie Salagubang Daily Bruin Contributor When summer takes a turn for the blah, one option for the avant-garde-prone is hitting Highways. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 Cyndi Lauper still wants to have fun, but motherhood, feminism and spirituality are coming together to add a mature twist to the popular singer’s life, and it is reflected through her music. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Screenscene "Men in Black" Directed by Barry Sonnenfield. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith In last summer’s box office hit "Independence Day," Will Smith fought big, bad aliens. Read more...