IRODERICK ROXAS/Daily Bruin By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff Unless they spent summer vacation on a secluded island (without any camera crews near by) most people will express some reaction upon hearing the names Richard, Rudy, Kelly or Susan. Read more...

Coin art is the performance of choice for Ray H. Bailey on the Venice boardwalk. "Venice is my destiny,” muses Chili, one of the dozens of street performers and artists who help paint the scene on the sun-drenched Venice Beach Boardwalk. Read more...

  RODERICK ROXAS/Daily Bruin By Chris Moriates Daily Bruin Contributor Hollywood, the epicenter of entertainment, known around the world as the place where stars are born. Read more...

  CASEY CROWE/Daily Bruin By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff To many, the mention of an up-and-coming rock star typically recalls images of teenage garage bands playing in dingy bars, struggling to get by, surviving on hopes and dreams and cheez-whiz out of the can. Read more...

By Emilia Hwang Daily Bruin Senior Staff The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been galvanizing audiences with their white-boy-hard-rock long before the likes of Korn or Kid Rock. Read more...

By Emilia Hwang Daily Bruin Senior Staff Torrance Shipman may not be old enough to vote, but she knows that it takes more than just good looks and a short skirt to be the captain of the Rancho Carne High cheerleading squad. Read more...

By Frazier Moore The Associated Press NEW YORK “”mdash; What’s with kids today? The attitude. The lip. The wry, unforgiving, pierce-right-through-it-all world view. How refreshing! At least, in those who share Daria’s prickly wit. Read more...