When I first started telling people that I was going to get to interview Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, the shock and excitement was unbelievable. Read more...

There’s a story about a man who buys a boat. Every year he replaces one part of the boat until eventually all the parts have been replaced. Read more...

“Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes” Coronet Theatre Through Feb. 1 (310) 657-7377 Not everything from USC is terrible. The concise play “Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes,” put on by the Festival Theatre USC-USA group, is not terrible at all. Read more...

As a proud student at UCLA, I go to great lengths in supporting those who have gone before me at this fine institution. Thus, I took one for the team, sacrificed my Sunday night, and watched Brooke Burke, a former Bruin and current host of E! Read more...

UCLA students can now stop watching a show about a fake millionaire and can instead learn how to become a real one. Twenty-something Peter Bielagus’ recent book “Getting Loaded: Making a Million While You’re Still Young Enough to Enjoy It” aims to give readers a new perspective on financial planning and saving. Read more...

UCLA alumna Catherine Hardwicke says that her UCLA experience is the gift that keeps on giving. Without a little help from her friends, she couldn’t have made her directorial debut, a film that cost less than $2 million. Read more...

The entirety of John Updike’s 20th novel “Seek My Face” takes place in one setting and revolves around two main characters. At one point in the novel one woman asks the other to describe how she remembers meeting her late husband. Read more...