‘S.F.W.’ lives up to name with futile attempt at Gen X trauma Angst-filled film explores world of instant celebrity By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff S.F.W. Read more...

‘Social Security’ commands fiery performances Lightning-quick responses, retorts sustain satire in Bergman’s comedy of overbearing mother, in-laws By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff The Kahns (Michael Daniel Vila and Susan Allenbach) have finally gotten to a point in their career where things are going smoothly. Read more...

Putting Garth Brooks in his place: history College students, as open minded as they often think they are, frequently hold prejudices against "mainstream" artists. When an artist has achieved a considerable amount of commercial success, young people often suspect it has something to do with shallow pandering, of stooping to the lowest common denominator, as if making money for creating music is a great evil. Read more...

MINISTRY OF ILLUSION In 1933, Joseph Goebbels, Reich minister for national enlightenment, controlled one of the most powerful vehicles of the time for mass indoctrination ­ the cinema. Read more...

Students joke for, not about, professor in new course New UCLA Extension course teaches stand-up basics for aspiring comedians By Rodney Tanaka Long weeks of preparation culminates in this one moment: the final exam. Read more...

Offspring delivers major smash to listeners, Epitaph By Michael Nazarinia By now you’ve probably heard of the song that beckons you to "keep ’em separated." The Offspring, the Huntington Beach band that has sold over three million copies of their new album, Smash, has been on a roll and atop the Billboard charts ever since KROQ 106.7 put the song into rotation over seven months ago. Read more...

Orchestras and dance companies still shaken up by effects of January earthquake By John Mangum It’s been a year since the ground stopped shaking from last January’s earthquake, but UCLA continues to feel the aftershocks. Read more...