“About Life: The Photographs of Dorothea Lange” J. Paul Getty Museum Through Feb. 9, 2003 4 Paws Dorothea Lange has been well-recognized for her ability to capture people on film with realism and gripping ethos. Read more...

College Library is usually thought of as a cold, sterile and quiet place. As the quarter progresses, Bruins from both North and South campus are turning to this central building as a prime place to study for their midterms. Read more...

The Garden Gnome Liberation Front wants you. These statued troll-like people stand guard in gardens through the hottest summers and coldest winters, and, as seen in the French film “Amelie,” they want out. Read more...

Theater “¢bull; Sankai Juku, a group of Japanese Butoh dancers, take the Royce Hall stage tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m. “¢bull; ZT Hollandia, a theater company from Holland, performs its play, “Quick Lime,” at the Freud Playhouse Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Read more...

Those who say change is not a good thing haven’t seen the Cullberg Ballet perform its radical interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.” This two-hour ballet performed Friday and Saturday night in Royce Hall went by in a flash of bald heads and men in tutus. Read more...

She has seemingly flawless good looks. She’s an import from Australia. She’s not Nicole Kidman. “Nicole’s a really good friend,” said Naomi Watts, star of “The Ring” and “Mulholland Drive.” “And she’s someone you learn a lot from just because you’re in the same proximity, but she never sits me down and says “˜this is what you must do in this experience and that experience.'” Since her award-winning role in “Mulholland Drive,” Watts has become a sought-after Hollywood commodity. Read more...

The room goes pitch black. The small stage lights flicker as the author takes her position at the podium. In place of her book lies a laptop. Read more...