I know a friend of a friend of a friend who was utterly addicted to Friendster. However, this friend of a friend of a friend would not admit to her addiction. Read more...

Back right, forward left, side behind side behind, kick, step turn, heel click, and spin. Confused? That was just the warm-up. For the students already fumbling and bumbling during this John Travolta-style hustle warm-up, sessions of waltz, cha-cha, and swing were right around the corner. Read more...

I was sick last weekend with one of the worst stomach flus ever. I won’t go into detail, but on Friday, my mattress was my death bed, my dorm room my own personal tomb and crypt. Read more...

For better or for worse, “Runaway Jury” is an extremely historic film, even if it’s not an extremely good one. In the same way “Heat” paired Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together for the first time (They were never in a scene together in “The Godfather, Part II.”), “Runaway Jury” does the same for Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman. Read more...

Filipino American novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter Jessica Hagedorn has been a key figure in Asian American literature since the release of her 1990 debut “Dogeaters.” The piece garnered wide acclaim and a National Book Award nomination upon its release. Read more...

One of the hottest new bands in Los Angeles owes a lot to some of the oldest. Keith Slettedahl is the lead singer and songwriter of The 88, who perform at noon today in Westwood Plaza. Read more...

Carlo Ginzburg is a great showman. The renowned UCLA history professor knows how to keep the audience guessing by limiting the details of his upcoming speech on replication. Read more...