The scariest thing about senior year at UCLA is the realization that graduation is actually going to happen. And, judging from the recent attempts of my friends and fellow fourth-year students to act sophisticated, I realize that I’m not alone in my desire to be a little more adult. Read more...

From Méliès to Truffaut to Renoir, French film has traditionally set the standard for high-class, innovative world cinema. Some would place Bertrand Tavernier in that tradition. Read more...

Like all great superheroes, Earth’s Mightiest Comic Book Creator has spent his career fighting a nefarious arch nemesis. “My only problem really was time,” said Stan Lee, the legendary writer and creative force behind much of the Marvel Comics pantheon. Read more...

For visiting director of orchestral studies Neal Stulberg, tonight marks not only his first performance as the conductor of the UCLA Philharmonia, but also the beginning of an era of expanded opportunities for the long-running ensemble. Read more...

For many classic rock bands, it’s better to keep touring than burn out or fade away. Third-year philosophy student Greg Katz has seen many classic rockers in the past couple of years, including Paul McCartney, Simon and Garfunkel, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Read more...

What a harsh few weeks this has been. First, my beloved Houston Astros, in the most offensively inept performance I’ve ever seen, treated home plate as though it were covered with bird flu during the World Series. Read more...

The death toll of the war in Iraq is high ““ and getting higher. Over 2,000 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the conflict began in March 2003, and this pales next to the number of dead Iraqis, which has been estimated by some to be in the tens of thousands. Read more...