Monday, August 3, 1998 Forty years of daily grind recorded through camera ART: Life in New York from 1920-1960, documented by photographer Walker Evans, on display at Getty By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Senior Staff The images of mundane activities undertaken by people on an everyday basis slip by without attention. Read more...

Monday, July 27, 1998 Harlem Sights ART: ‘Rhapsodies in Black’ highlights the renaissance of African American art, music and dance in the 1920s By Laura Noguera Daily Bruin Staff At one time, they were slaves – part of a repressed and smothered culture. Read more...

Monday, July 27, 1998 ‘Saving Private Ryan’ worth watching if you can stomach blood FILM: Spielberg’s new movie realistically depicts emotional, visual horrors of World War II By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff The mission is simple: Dreamworks Pictures must brave the summer movie slaughterfest and save their Oscar hopeful "Saving Private Ryan" amid overwhelming publicity that has marked the Steven Spielberg movie as horrendously violent. Read more...

Monday, July 27, 1998 Screenscene "Buffalo 66" Directed by Vincent Gallo Starring Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci Your mom doesn’t remember you exist, your dad is convinced you’re out to kill him with the dinner knife, the girl of your dreams whom you obsessively stalk thinks you’re weird, and you’re allergic to chocolate. Read more...

Monday, July 27, 1998 Sierra Club guide teaches beginners how to walk softly, carry a backpack BOOKS: Comprehensive primer shows novice outdoor explorers how to survive vast wilderness By Megan Dickerson Daily Bruin Staff Theodore ("Teddy") Roosevelt, considered the first conservationist public policymaker, once said, "Walk softly, and carry a big stick." He could have been talking about author John Hart’s low-impact, backpacking philosophy, as detailed in "Walking Softly in the Wilderness: The Sierra Club Guide to Backpacking." Designed for the novice backpacker, the book funnels the wisdom of baptized-by-fire backpackers into a comprehensive, 478-page primer. Read more...

Monday, July 27, 1998 Soundbites The Jesus and Mary Chain, "Munki" (Subpop) A few years back, Scottish noise-pop outfit The Jesus and Mary Chain released an album of B-sides and rarities called "The Jesus and Mary Chain Hate Rock ‘n’ Roll," which was thought to be the end of this quarreling, disillusioned rock band. Read more...

Monday, July 20, 1998 Killer shrimp invade, satiate hearty appetites RESTAURANT: Simple perfection of Cajun specialty worth wait By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Senior Staff It might just be the only restaurant where the beverage selection is triple the size of the entree menu. Read more...