Tuesday, October 13, 1998 Milk represents pinnacle of commercialism BOOKS: Once-generic drink gets celebrity status with mustache campaign By Megan Dickerson Daily Bruin Staff In this decade’s canon of self-celebratory advertising publishing, the indulgent granddaddy is the Absolut vodka ad campaign, which molds the short-necked, frosted bottles into corseted women or even the abstract "Absolut Picasso." But how very American, how very fitting with Yankee ingenuity, that in 1994 an even more-celebrated onslaught of propaganda lipped its way into pop culture, purveying a staple of the solid, cow-dotted heartland. Read more...

Monday, October 12, 1998 ‘Holy Man’ wholly unwatchable FILM: Even Murphy can’t sell outdated story to audience By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Staff ‘Holy Man’ is a satire with some new, exciting revelations. Read more...

Monday, October 12, 1998 Living in the abstract ART: Often compared to masters like Cezanne and Degas, Martin Lubner shows that methods of creating are as important as art itself as he attempts to redefine the world By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Senior Staff On the assembly line of a lamp-making factory, a young man with poetic aspirations labored in piecing together lamp parts. Read more...

Monday, October 12, 1998 Punk band excites audience, proves what rock is all about MUSIC: Suicide Machines turn up volume, play down lyrics By Michelle Zubiate Daily Bruin Staff The recipe to a successful punk-rock show includes three key ingredients. Read more...

Monday, October 12, 1998 Soundbites Various Artists, ‘A Night at the Roxbury Soundtrack’ (Dreamworks) Chocolate, Barbies, Marilyn Manson… and now the new soundtrack to ‘A Night at the Roxbury’ joins the list of guilty pleasures. Read more...

Friday, October 9, 1998 Kronos Quartet brings Grammy winning sound to UCLA MUSIC: Harmonious group’s playing emanates with diverse repertoire By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor When violinist David Harrington opened the morning newspaper yesterday, he was struck by a picture of a young Albanian boy. Read more...

Friday, October 9, 1998 The gray area ART: The Armand Hammer Museum delves into the vast valley of Los Angeles art, filling in the gaps between sunshine and noir By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff On one side, there’s the sunshine: Ken Price’s radiant ceramic "Bubbles," a sort of gilded lava flow, is the size of a small poodle and gleams like the glitziest day in Los Angeles. Read more...