Following in the long line of advice givers ““ tarot cards, horoscopes, Dr. Phil ““ comes www.journalgenie.com, a new Web site that analyzes and responds to journal entries within seconds. Read more...

One UCLA graduate student has found adding “exotic dancer” to his résumé actually may be a good career move. English graduate student Adam Wasson will appear on The Learning Channel’s “Faking It,” where he will trade in his text books for a pair of dancing shoes and a G-string as he prepares to become a Chippendales dancer. Read more...

Isaac Julien UCLA Hammer Museum April 15, 7 p.m. The art council chair for spring quarter in the UCLA Department of Art, this British filmmaker will tell us what his job entails and why it exists. Read more...

Musicians from Marlboro Schoenberg Hall April 17, 8 p.m. A sampling of top talent from the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont includes pianists Murray Perahia and Richard Goode and violinist Jaime Laredo. Read more...

Accustomed to performing in front of adults who understand songs about prosthetic foreheads, mammals and the political achievements of James K. Polk, cult-rock band They Might Be Giants has had a challenging experience performing in front of children. Read more...

“50 First Dates” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 15-16, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If you refused to pay $10 to see an Adam Sandler movie (being the smart person you are), here’s your chance to see his newest for only $2. Read more...

While UCLA’s film school remains highly selective, film students are not the only ones learning about film at UCLA. Various undergraduate departments have decided to offer film-related courses in order to satiate the desire for such knowledge among UCLA undergraduate students. Read more...