Serros thrust into spoken-word world UCLA student tours as road poet with Lollapalooza By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff If you thought your summer was cool, imagine playing basketball with the Beastie Boys, performing on the same stage as Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, touring the country in a luxury liner, and most importantly, doing it all under the pretext of fulfilling your career dreams. Read more...

Specials concert lacks excitement Despite good set, Palace show fails to rev up audience By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff The most disappointing aspect of the Specials show at the Palace Friday night was the crowd leaving thinking they had seen the best of this legendary ska band. Read more...

‘Stargate’s’ Russell explains ‘strange reality to Hollywood’ By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Kurt Russell is in the middle of explaining the mathematical theory he uses to select his film projects. Read more...

Beatts directs ‘Pants on Fire’ Former ‘SNL’ writer chooses a new path in one-woman play By Barbara Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff Former "Saturday Night Live" writer Anne Beatts finds it hard not to be homesick. Read more...

Dahl’s latest ‘seduction’ With Last Seduction director Dahl takes noir from cable to big screen By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff John Dahl’s second feature film, Red Rock West, was released on video nationally and he hoped no one would watch it. Read more...

‘Hamlet’ departs from traditional production L.A. Repertory ‘s actors prove to be mainstays of play By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff When William Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet" he probably didn’t have the Los Angeles Repertory’s production in mind. Read more...

‘Pants’ tells of woman’s love, loss By Barbara Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff In "Pants on Fire," a thirtysomething married woman contemplates an affair with her daughter’s preschool teacher. Read more...