BOOK INFORMATION   Title: In the Gloaming Author: Alice Elliott Dark Publisher: Simon and Schuster Price: $12.50 Pages: 286 By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff With a title like “In the Gloaming,” Alice Elliott Dark’s latest collection of stories sounds more like the work of a folklorist, compiling traditional folk ballads, than that of a prize-winning fiction writer. Read more...

  (Left to right) Apollo, Vinroc and Shortkut make up Triple Threat, which came to UCLA Wednesday. By Antero Garcia Daily Bruin Senior Staff Class was in session at noon Wednesday in Westwood Plaza, but instead of a lecture on economics or biology, Bruins were treated to a lesson in hip hop history. Read more...

  UCLA Performing Arts Eye-catching visuals complement the high energy of the Angelin Preljocaj-choreographed "Paysage Apres La Bataille (Landscape After the Battle)". By Kelsey McConnell Daily Bruin Contributor Ballet Preljocaj’s “Paysage Apres la Bataille (Landscape After the Battle),” premiering in Royce Hall Friday night, is an experimental blend of the paintings of artist/theorist/iconoclast Marcel Duchamp and the fiction of writer Joseph Conrad. Read more...

  www.artistdirect.com Artist Direct http://www.artistdirect.com It isn’t Napster but, then again, artistdirect.com doesn’t make users feel like they’ve been stealing money from Dr. Dre and Metallica when downloading a song. Read more...

  Eastwest Records America Pantera is nominated for a Grammy and will be performing Saturday at the Universal Amphitheater. By Tamar Boyadijan Daily Bruin Contributor After more than a decade, fans continue to be blown away by the music of heavy metal band Pantera. Read more...

  Wadsworth Theatre Adam Rose (left) and Hal Linden star in "The Gathering," an original drama by Arje Shaw. By Jacqueline Maar Daily Bruin Contributor Generation gaps often cause tension between rebellious young people and their more traditional elders over what they consider outdated customs. Read more...

  Illustration by CASEY CROWE/Daily Bruin By Suneal Kolluri Daily Bruin Contributor Planning exciting trips can be a frustrating task and prospective travelers often drown themselves in travel guides, hotel brochures and traveler’s checks. Read more...