Michael Chabon, serving as the guest editor of Dave Eggers’ literary journal “McSweeney’s,” transformed the journal throughout. Abandoning the familiar shape, font and overall style of previous issues, the 10th installment of the journal is Chabon’s personal brainchild. Read more...

With three quick snaps of her fingers and a sharp fling of her thick black hair, Alice Tong, 22, set the night into motion. Tong, an ethnomusicology graduate from UCLA and jazz singer fresh to the L.A. Read more...

“A Mighty Wind” Directed by Christopher Guest “A Mighty Wind” and no fart jokes? That’s right, mockumentaries have to work harder than that to get laughs, but seeing how few belly laughs there were in this blasé comedy, a well-placed fart joke couldn’t have hurt. Read more...

Hey, remember “Footloose,” that classic ’80s flick in which city-boy Kevin Bacon moves to a small town where a local minister had banned rock ‘n’ roll and dancing? Read more...

FILM & TV: “Catch Me if You Can” and “Malibu’s Most Wanted” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 17-18 Steven Spielberg’s romp through a con artist’s life, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as the con and Christopher Walken in a critically acclaimed turn as his father, comes to UCLA tonight at 9:30 p.m., and Friday 7 p.m. Read more...

They Might Be Giants has tried its hand at TV theme songs, children’s music and an homage to dead president James K. Polk. Maybe it was only a matter of time before the band gave literature a shot. Read more...

It won’t be respected music department chair Jon Robertson standing in front of the orchestra Tuesday night ““ it will be three of his graduate students instead. Read more...