FILM&TV: “Supersize Me” Santa Monica Pier Sept. 28, 8 p.m. If you missed this controversial film while it was in theatres, you’ve got another chance to see it on the big screen. Read more...

In high school, getting to know new teachers used to be a critical part of the fall. Then came college, where students often enroll in lectures with hundreds of other students, diminishing the importance of teacher-student relationships. Read more...

At various times last school year, I remember seeing copies of dB Magazine tiling the ground around newsstands across campus like a very ugly wallpaper. Not that the magazine is ugly, but it wasn’t designed to be some sort of protective ground covering. Read more...

THEATER&ARTS: “Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood from the Classical Past” Until Dec. 5, Getty Museum The Getty’s newest exhibit tackles the puzzling question of how children lived in ancient Greece, revolving around themes of games, school, family, ceremony and myth. Read more...

Two weeks ago, at a recent breakfast for several hundred Geffen Playhouse subscribers and donors, Geffen Playhouse Producing Director Gil Cates conducted a poll right there in front of attendees while they had their coffee. Read more...

Under the direction of David Sefton, UCLA Live has garnered much attention as a presenter of avant garde and unconventional works ““but this season marks the first time that one of the performances comes with a pacemaker warning. Read more...

MUSIC: Scissor Sisters Avalon Hollywood Sept. 29, 8 p.m. While mixing genres is becoming a music trend, these New Yorkers take it a step further by blurring genders. Read more...