By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff It is Thanksgiving, a day to cherish family, friends and life. A fisherman, minding his own business, suddenly finds a distraught and dehydrated boy clinging to an inner tube in ocean waters off the Florida coast. Read more...

By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff Beginning today, the UCLA Conference on Mexican Literature and Culture for the Millennium aims to explore the diverse art and heritage of Mexico and the border United States. Read more...

By Angela Salazar Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thumb-sucking children have more to fear than getting an overbite. In the morbid style of Tim Burton and Edward Gorey, “Shockheaded Peter” tells tales of strangely entertaining ways to punish disobedient children. Read more...

By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor When it comes to studying in college, the most important thing isn’t necessarily learning the material, it’s finding a distraction. Read more...

By Allison Dixon Daily Bruin Contributor Before there were cars, mansions or high-tech electronics, the people of Central Asia used elaborate textiles as status symbols. During the 19th century, the textile industry reached an artistic crescendo, producing magnificent garments as well as elaborate fabrics for the home. Read more...

By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Senior Staff Whether it comes in the form of a marching band’s snares or a pounding disco beat, the drum has always been a universal instrument. Read more...

By Megan Dickerson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Portrait artists are like hunters, following the scent of a certain pose or an indescribable smirk. They stalk their subjects, in hopes of confining to the page an elusive twinkle or a characteristic shrug. Read more...