Friday, 5/23/97 Soap opera-style segments bring ‘Taboo’s’ black humor into spotlight THEATER: Open Fist group puts on late-night show that provides alternative entertainment By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Meet Milo Periwinkle. Read more...

Friday, 5/23/97 ‘Visas and Virtue’ delivers heroism in compact form FILM: Short movie tells story of Chiune Sugihara, who disobeyed orders, saved Jews in Holocaust By John Nein Daily Bruin Contributor Chris Tashima’s 26-minute film, "Visas and Virtue" about Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul general to Lithuania, chronicles an episode which, according to Tashima, has hitherto been largely unremarked by history – a story which needed to be told. Read more...

Thursday, 5/22/97 Group with community’s needs in mind premiers play filled with compassion THEATER: Modern ‘Romeo and Juliet’ tells story of love, AIDS-like disease By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor Sex, love and AIDS: three words that seem inseparable in the ’90s. Read more...

Thursday, 5/22/97 World beat This weekend’s JazzReggae Festival brings together Caribbean, African and South American influences while maintaining a local Los Angeles feel By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor he gigantic branches of jazz and reggae music continue to sprout more leaves and longer limbs every day. Read more...

Thursday, 5/22/97 Fine arts students ‘Journey’ into humanity’s basic needs THEATER: Director Arrick returns to ‘Journey of the Fifth Horse’ for reinterpretation of classic work By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor Larry Arrick directed an unknown Dustin Hoffman in the world premiere of "Journey of the Fifth Horse" 35 years ago. Read more...

Wednesday, 5/21/97 Making of a miralce Staging a play means weeks of rehearsal, revision and dedication for UCLA’s MFA students. The Daily Bruin watches this quarter’s ‘The Miracle Worker’ make its way from early run-throughs to the final product. Read more...

Wednesday, 5/21/97 Rock Love turns tide of music journalism Rapidly growing publication spotlights positive aspects of industry, artists By Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Senior Staff Schmooze your way into a club on the Sunset Strip on any given night and you’ll find the same scene. Read more...