Friday, April 24, 1998 WEHO Lounge injects joe, tests for HIV RESTAURANT: Coffeehouse serves desserts, dose of AIDS awareness with mystic touch By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff Leave the Starbucks and the Coffee Beans to the Brentwood yuppies and the I’m-stuck-in-Westwood crowd and head on over to a low-key, unpretentious West Hollywood hangout that serves up a mean cup of joe and offers free AIDS testing, besides. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Columnist doesn’t play in politicians’ tricky games BOOK: Molly Ivins keeps remarks fair on ‘Rodney Dangerfield of presidents’ By J. Jioni Palmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff Reading "You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years," by Molly Ivins feels like riding shotgun in a rickety pickup truck barreling down a curvaceous back-country road. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 ‘Sliding doors’ explores road not taken FILM: Movie’s inventive twist on chance decisions makes experience unique By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Staff Everything in life is accidental. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Trovatore OPERA: Stephen Lawless’ new staging of Verdi’s work involves more ballet, fewer curtain drops and a new sense of direction By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor It’s been 29 years since Los Angeles saw "Il Trovatore." But that will change when the L.A. Read more...

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 Soundbites Various Artists, "Shooting Fish," (Capitol/ Premier) For those of you who miss Britpop, the soundtrack to the new movie "Shooting Fish" is right up your alley. Read more...

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 Breaking out the ashtray MUSIC: The Din Pedals aim to clear the smoky haze of one-hit wonders on the radio with their emotionally driven single and album By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff Upon entering the living quarters of on-the-rise alternative band the Din Pedals, one can’t avoid the notion that this dimly-lit quasi-studio screams rock ‘n’ roll. Read more...

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 Ernie Hudson didn’t know who to call … so they called him TELEVISION: Ex-Ghostbuster’s faith in God, ability to overcome limitations has led to his success By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Contributor A young actor, newly immersed in the Hollywood scene, searches for work. Read more...