Matthew Bourne’s “Play Without Words,” a funny, seductive show, speaks volumes about life, lust and servility. Bourne’s adaptation of the 1963 British film “The Servant,” takes audiences through a brief encounter with a rich man, his fiancee and, most importantly, his wait staff. Read more...

Hot Hot Heat “Elevator” Sire Records When the most interesting thing that can be said about an album is that its track listing is presented in a unique fashion, it doesn’t exactly bode well for the contents of the package. Read more...

What with all the normal college expenses ““ course readers, rent, $300 Han Solo action figures ““ it’s easy for money to run out unexpectedly. Then you have to trim costs by cutting unnecessary items ““ hair dye, liquor runs, textbooks ““ from your budget. Read more...

“Palindromes” Directed by Todd Solondz Wellspring Media A palindrome is a word whose spelling is the same backward as it is forward. Aviva, the name of the 13-year-old protagonist, is not only a palindrome in this literal sense but also in the fact that she is portrayed by eight different actors, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, throughout “Palindromes.” But writer and director Todd Solondz uses the plethora of different characters to add more than a little color to his film; the interchanging of Aviva between two women, four teenage girls, a 12-year-old boy, and a 6-year-old girl highlights how audience judgments and biases alter the perception of a character who, like a palindrome, is ultimately unchanging. Read more...

The Latin American Student Association, in an effort to expose and share the different aspects of Latin American culture, will have a free outdoor festival this Saturday from 10 a.m. Read more...

They say that nothing reveals a person’s true self more than the people with whom they surround themselves. That’s why American heroes such as Hugh Hefner get to hang out with beautiful, half-naked blondes all day long and people like Britney Spears get married to people like Kevin Federline. Read more...

Between new technological gadgets, increasing job demands, and balancing work and family, Americans today are more stressed out than ever before. Our anxious culture is hardly a creativity-friendly environment. Read more...