Adding to the political fervor surrounding the UCLA campus lately, Latin rock band Maná urged students to get involved in areas other than state politics, pushing for environmental reform at their Thursday night performance in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

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Denzel Washington is so often cast as the wronged good guy (“John Q,” “Glory,” “Malcolm X,” “The Hurricane”) that people were shocked when he played a corrupt police officer in “Training Day.” Washington received his second Oscar for his performance, but the truth is that the actor has had a long and successful career making movies of all genres, from romantic comedies (“The Preacher’s Wife”) to sports films (“Remember the Titans”). Read more...

While the Recording Industry Association of America’s zealous enforcement of anti-Internet piracy laws over the last few months has made headlines, the film industry has been engaging in a similar, if less highly publicized, effort to prevent and deter individuals from illegally sharing copyrighted movies on the Internet. Read more...

It’s safe to say that William Trevitt, one half of Ballet Boyz, does not own a fur coat. “There’s this idea that dancers are sacred beings or religious figures who concentrate completely on their art and leave backstage in their big fur coats,” Trevitt said. Read more...

“Coupling” NBC Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Recommended If “Coupling” looks a little too much like a desperate attempt to keep “Friends” on the air after its series finale this season, then NBC has done its job. Read more...

Aside from spending their formative years forming, childhood chums Tim Garrick and Lori Scarlett devoured gothic horror romance novels by the late V.C. Andrews and acted out the stories using puppet heads. Read more...