BOOK INFORMATION   Title: The Playful World Author: Mark Pesce Publisher: Ballantine Books Price: $24.00 Rating: 6 By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Back in the old days, most children probably thought of a Jetsons-inspired utopia when they looked toward the distant future. Read more...

  Photos from Royal Collection Raphael’s "Saint Paul Rending His Garments" is one of the works from the "Raphael and His Influence Across the Centuries" exhibition now on display at the J. Read more...

  UCLA Performing Arts Frank McCourt, a retired New York City public school teacher and author of "Angela’s Ashes," will speak at UCLA’s Royce Hall this Sunday, Nov. Read more...

  Brent Hopkins For more information on Hopkins’ drinking problem, e-mail him at [email protected] There’s a nasty paradox in traveling. On one hand, it’s really fun and rewarding. Read more...

  Columbia Pictures (left to right) Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore star as a trio of private investigators in Columbia Pictures’ "Charlie’s Angels." By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff Explosive car chases. Read more...

  www.launch.com Launch www.launch.com Launch.com is the MTV and VH-1 of the Internet. Featuring all the information anyone could ever want to know about music artists from a wide variety of genres, as well as artists from both major and independent record labels, this music Web site boasts informative editorial content, in addition to containing a large archive of music videos. Read more...

  UCLA Performing Arts Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (center), a recent winner of the Avery Fisher Prize, joins Brazilian guitarists Sergio Assad (left) and Odair Assad in a performance at Royce Hall this Saturday. Read more...