It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no ““ it’s an alcoholic, suicidal crow. This booze-binging bird is a character from the comic strip “Maakies” by Tony Millionaire, one of the many bizarrely creative works that fall into the genre of independent comics. Read more...

Ever the social commentator, comedian Chris Rock once quipped that the world is coming to an end because the best golfer is black and the best rapper is white. Read more...

From limericks to grocery lists as “found poetry,” everyone has written some sort of verse. In this vast poetic world, it is survival of the fittest ““ and Susan Wheeler has proven that she wields the creative vitality and originality needed to thrive. Read more...

For once, spilt milk is a good thing. A new student-founded and student-run literary magazine called “Spilt,” named for the overturned beverage, will soon be hitting the racks of newsstands and bookstores in Los Angeles, San Diego and Berkeley. Read more...

“Niche” is a fitting word for Mojo Records. Not only does UCLA’s new record store find itself positioned in a niche within Ackerman Union, but it also serves a special niche in the student community. Read more...

Mindy Sterling, widely known as Dr. Evil’s shouting side-kick Frau Farbissina, will share her secrets to success noon today at Ackerman Grand Ballroom. And she promises not to yell. Read more...

With an old story and new storytelling techniques, Dutch performer Fedja van Huet will bring a bricklayer’s tale of bravery and rebellion to the Freud Playhouse Oct. Read more...