For some, social issues mean gun control or abortion. But for Morgan Spurlock, social issues include Big Macs and Ronald McDonald. Spurlock’s new film, “Super Size Me,” tackles the weighty issue of obesity in America. Read more...

Ghostface “The Pretty Toney Album” Def Jam Who could have seen this coming 10 years ago? With the Wu-Tang Clan now in its second decade, the only member still releasing consistent solo material is none other than Ghostface, who has now dropped “Killah” from the end of his name for his Def Jam debut. Read more...

The off-Broadway rock musical-turned-movie “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” gives the drag queen protagonist Hedwig something that is lacking in almost all other drag queen roles: emotional depth. Read more...

People who play the online game The Sims may be adept at deciding which kind of kitchen they would like for their house or what their families will look like, but these gamers are not necessarily aware of the theoretical and conceptual aspects involved with such a game. Read more...

These are not your average show ponies. And for people who grew up with a My Little Pony lunch box as their closest encounter with an actual horse, “Cavalia” will bring audiences back to the barefooted fantasy of black beauties and white knights. Read more...

“Mean Girls” Directed by Mark Waters Paramount Pictures “Mean Girls” is one of the funniest movies you’re likely to see this year. Written by “Saturday Night Live” head writer Tina Fey and based on the nonfiction book “Queen Bees and Wannabees” by Rosalind Wiseman, “Mean Girls” is smart, savvy and likely to make you thank your lucky stars you’re not in high school anymore. Read more...

Girl meets boy, boy meets another girl, girl kills new girl ““ all choreographed into an eight-minute dance performance set to upbeat music. The 14-member Hindi Film Dance Team wrote and choreographed this dance, which will be performed as part of UCLA Fowler Museum’s “Family Festival: India!” The festival also will feature a print-making workshop, henna tattooing and performances by the Nupoor Spiritual Dance Company, blue13 Dance Company and the UCLA Bhangra Team. Read more...