Plays are half success, half failure at this season’s One Act Festival Theatre 40 adds memorable and forgettable at annual festival By Lawrence Sullivan Once again, Theatre 40’s Annual One-Act Festival is in season, now going on its sixth year. Read more...

‘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...

‘Black Elk’ actions speak louder than words at Mark Taper Forum Play presents powerful affirmation of Native American identity, history By Lawrence Sullivan When theater speaks most forcefully, often the words spoken import the least. 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...

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...