“So, what do you listen to?” It’s the getting-to-know-you music fan equivalent of asking students their majors. With just a few words, your new friend’s genre(s) of choice lets you mentally file away his or her entire existence into a neat little category. Read more...

The Grizzly Peak is running out of mountains to climb. The soulful UCLA band has recently been named as one of 10 semifinalists for mtvU’s second annual “Best Music on Campus” contest. Read more...

Everybody hates being dumped. And there’s no worse place to be dumped than on national television. That’s why when people go on those reality dating shows, they want to be the dater, rather than the “datee.” When you’re the dater, you’re the one who gets to dismiss, reject, humiliate and, of course, ultimately choose the contestant you mesh with the best and gallop off into the romantic sunset together. Read more...

When most of us think of Chinese film, a stunning image of flying martial artists and bold colors comes instantly to mind. And with the overpowering recent successes of Yimou Zhang’s “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers,” there is hardly any evidence to suggest otherwise. Read more...

Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer ““ the leading cause of death for women between 40 and 55, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Read more...

Cartoons are not just for children ““ a notion that the Tin Hat Quartet confirms with its performance of original scores to animations done by Russian filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz. Read more...

Who else caught a glimpse of the heaps of screaming short guys, holding hands and yelling things in Greek, running around Westwood? The scene I saw this weekend can only mean one thing: last week was Rush Week on campus. Read more...