Duran Duran’s latest album only takes you lower Teeny-bopper faves’ new takes on modern classics fails to impress By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s like Ernest Hemingway said: if you can’t come up with a new idea, or a put a new spin on an old one, your art isn’t worth your time or effort. Read more...

Escape from New York Life might be easier for comedian Janeane Garofalo if she stopped talking to the press. But she’s not about to shut up. Read more...

Ex-agent gives inside view of Hoover’s FBI By Christopher Sullivan The Associated Press The day after J. Edgar Hoover died in 1972, columnist Jack Anderson wrote that the longtime FBI director had reformed "a collection of hacks, misfits and courthouse hangers-on" into a model investigative agency. Read more...

Lack’s first two years prove productive for NBC news By Frazier Moore The Associated Press NEW YORK — It was two years ago Wednesday that Andrew Lack took over as president of NBC News, and with it, found freedom. Read more...

UCLA alum moves into new ‘Office’ By Rodney Tanaka Former UCLA student Andrea Abbate pays her sons $50 for every joke they write. "That’s how they’re saving up for college," Abbate says. Read more...

Anthology captures Smokey Robinson at his best Motown’s Jackson, Gladys Knight selections limited By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff The first thing that strikes you about Smokey Robinson is his voice. Read more...

Cassidy breathes life into ‘Assassins’ Adrenaline-charged role in Sondheim’s musical inspires actor By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Stephen Sondheim. The renowned composer and lyricist, best known for his musicals "Sweeney Todd" and "Into the Woods," has an affinity for the bizarre and twisted. Read more...