Tuesday, November 17, 1998 Battle cry Diva Kathleen Battle uses her voice as a tool to become her music and to take her audience into another time and place By Ai Goldsmith Daily Bruin Contributor It is said that music is the language of angels. Read more...

Tuesday, November 17, 1998 Neoclassical concert enlivens Royce ORCHESTRA: Symphony celebrates anniversary in restored auditorium By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor With the aid of binoculars, if one squinted just right, cellist Douglas Davis of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra looked kind of like Luciano Pavarotti. Read more...

Tuesday, November 17, 1998 Show merges comedy with romance THEATER: Witty dialogue sells audience on tales of thoroughly modern love By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Staff The Hudson Backstage Theater is a far cry from Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. Read more...

Tuesday, November 17, 1998 CDs bring psychedelic ’60s back to life MUSIC: Latest boxed set resurrects long since forgotten music, bands By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Senior Staff One hundred eighteen tracks of obscure ’60s garage band music combined on four albums with a 98-page glossy booklet outlining the biographies of each group: is this $60 box set worth the effort? Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 Women reveal life stories, own bodies to bring gender together BOOKS: Cultural study uncovers role of breasts in society By Megan Dickerson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Author and documentarian Meema Spadola sends a titillating message within the first few pages of "Breasts: Our Most Public Private Parts." "I believe that every woman has a breast story – and I don’t mean a story about her breasts," Spadola writes, in a clear-cut, no-frills style. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 Celebrity skins FILM: Woody Allen gets the help from an all-star cast of actors for his new movie about the people society makes famous By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Staff "Celebrity" is certainly the word to describe Woody Allen’s new project. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 Appreciating artist’s abilities doesn’t require liking his style COLUMN: Appreciating artist’s abilities doesn’t require liking his style The machine-brewed coffee stings the back of my throat as the raspy poet from Minnesota picks his guitar and sings about life. Read more...