The setup of “A Prairie Home Companion” is classic Robert Altman, who’s long been a master of juggling multiple character arcs and story lines (“Nashville,” “Short Cuts”). Read more...

Love is blind. But nobody ever said it was deaf. Unlike in high school, when people are thrown into awkward social groups that either miraculously survive or devolve into backstabbing and nasty gossip come senior year, college is a place for choice ““ friends, enemies and significant others alike. Read more...

The University Campus Choir has been practicing in Schoenberg hall for years; however, it is not technically a campus group. The group, which consists of a nearly 40 singers from the UCLA community, is gearing up for its 25th anniversary concert on June 25 at St. Read more...

From “Water Down Drains,” by Mark Burnham, winner of the Shirle Dorothy Robbins Creative Writing Award: Not to say my dad didn’t look out for me. Read more...

Fathers, garbage men and seduction gurus are all people from different walks of life. But in UCLA’s English department, these characters are the subjects of three award-winning short stories written by fourth-year English students Aaron Fai and Mark Burnham and English graduate Erika Herman. Read more...

Now that the 2005-2006 TV season has come to a close, the summer doldrums begin. For the most part, summer is used by many to catch up on what they missed through on-demand video and DVD rentals and purchases. Read more...

Diana Ross “Blue” MOTOWN RECORDS Most mothers soothe their newborns to sleep with nursery rhymes or seemingly innate lullaby standards. In 1971, just months after leaving The Supremes, Diana Ross lulled her month-old Rhonda to dreamland by singing light-hearted versions of songs about domestic violence, depression and betrayal popularized by Billie Holiday. Read more...