Missy flinches as she receives the question. The customer, a man wearing a suit with a red tie who looks like he went to college, can’t see the cafe menu in huge letters right in front of him. Read more...

Beth Orton “Comfort of Strangers” Astralwerks Records In 1996, Beth Orton was canonized into the genre of trip-hop with her debut “Trailer Park,” which established her as the woman who brought folk-rock sensibility to the burgeoning electronic generation. Read more...

You can tell a lot about a party, or party-goers for that matter, by checking out the food table. One of my good friends from high school best summed up this idea when we were in the middle of a fight over how much food to buy for a party we were hosting together. Read more...

“The World’s Fastest Indian” Directed by Roger Donaldson Magnolia Pictures Movie titles can be deceiving. “The World’s Fastest Indian” is an uplifting story, but it is that of a New Zealand motorcycle racer, not a Native American sprinter. Read more...

“Antiquity and Photography: Early Views of Ancient Mediterranean Sites” Through May 1 This exhibition occupies the largest temporary gallery space and features mid-19th century photographs of some of the most famous ancient monuments in Italy, Greece and the Holy Land. Read more...

At the bottom of the list of things one might do with hundreds of millions of dollars would be to bury it, or to leave it virtually out of sight. Read more...

For some reason unbeknownst to me, UCLA students love the ’80s. At least that’s what I’m assuming the countless ’80s roller skating outings, ’80s club nights and ’80s-themed parties I’ve been dragged to is evidence of. Read more...