Friday, April 3

Capturing Culture

By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor Although a Latino explosion of sorts set the music industry on fire last year, a similar outbreak has yet to take the film world by storm. Read more...


Net Scapes

Do It Yourself www.doityourself.com For those of you living in an old broken-down apartment or dorm, doityourself.com is the Web site to visit. With the slogan, “When You Want It Done Right … DoItYourself.com,” it offers an amazing wealth of information ranging from the mundane to the marvelous, regarding home and garden-related problems and projects. Read more...



Riches of the Indies

By Laura Loh Daily Bruin Contributor Last week, the Regent Theatre played “28 Days” and the Plaza showed “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas”. But that’s not the kind of fare these two Westwood movie theaters were originally intended to show when they were built by the Laemmle arthouse group in 1966. Read more...


Sweeps prepare viewers for summer hibernation

By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s crunch time for prime time. With the summer hiatus just on the horizon, May sweeps represents the last-ditch attempt to lure loyal viewers to watch their favorite characters either tie up loose ends, or leave them with cliffhangers. Read more...


Ethnic showcase highlights Pilipino heritage

By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff Dancers spun in circles, avoiding massive bamboo logs. A group of washerwomen fell into a bickering paddle game when one of their numbers catches the attention of a male suitor, only to have said male break in to rescue his beloved. Read more...


“˜Shockheaded Peter’ tales provide sinfully good time

By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor “Shockheaded Peter” is billed as a junk opera, and there really is no better analogy for the play. Based on the classic 18th century didactic German storybook “Struwwelpeter” by Heinrich Hoffmann, the play presents a rogue’s gallery of naughty children, bullies, thumb-suckers, and kids who play with matches. Read more...