Acid reflux disease. That’s the excuse that Ashlee Simpson would give to get out of her Chemistry 14A final. I’m sure of it. She’d probably explain that she could ace the acids and bases part of the final, since she was experiencing acid so vividly in her own throat. Read more...

“Wicked” Pantages Theatre Open-ended run 4 paws Follow the yellow _________. Chances are you can fill in the blanks. “The Wizard of Oz” has been around for over a century, yet the story continues to remain successful as each generation creates its own version of the Oz story: in 1900 it began as a novel, in 1939 it was the classic MGM movie, and in 1975 it was “The Wiz.” “The Wizard of Oz” of our generation promises to be unlike that of its predecessors. Read more...

Students pass by the Fowler Museum at UCLA every day heading to class and often frequent the museum’s various art exhibits, but most have never ventured into the A-level of the Fowler, a place where the more hidden aspects of art work go on: those of art conservation. Read more...

While film allows a viewer to peek into an imagined world, gaming immerses a player in that world, allowing him or her to experience it firsthand. Read more...

“The Wind That Shakes the Barley” Director Ken Loach IFC First Take 4 Paws Out Of 5 “The Wind That Shakes the Barley,” directed by English filmmaker Ken Loach, is a deeply tragic and heartbreaking story chronicling the idyllic beauty of Ireland and its people, and the politics that threaten to rip everything apart. Read more...

“Zodiac” Director David Fincher Paramount Pictures 3 Paws Out Of 5 When a notorious killer announces his strangers-for-slaughter agenda, the least appropriate reaction is a giggle. Read more...

For a long time, I was cynical about the music that was coming out of Southern California. Having grown up in San Diego, where all music seems to sound the same and is followed blindly by a sea of high school scenesters, I like to think my attitude was justified. Read more...