Author Mosley produces newest novel in Easy Rawlins detective seriesBy Brandon Wilson Summer Bruin Contributor The last few years have been good to private eye Easy Rawlins. Read more...

UCLA graduates’ artwork celebrate ancient Mayan, pre-Columbian cultures By Melissa Attman Summer Bruin Contributor What is in the mind of an artist? Why are abstract shapes and forms that resemble a kindergartner’s finger paintings considered art? Read more...

By Sona Stepanian Summer Bruin Contributor This summer, UCLA offers not only classes and extremely sociable squirrels, but also the Vocal Art Institute and Summer Songfest ’96, a three-week presentation of free concerts and recital series. Read more...

‘Courage’ strives to pluck patriotic heartstrings, but fails to drum up a pulseBy Brandon Wilson Summer Bruin Contributor Once upon a time when you heard the name Edward Zwick, what came to mind, if anything at all, was the yuppie drama "thirtysomething" and the famously whiny interchange between its young professional characters. Read more...

Sunday, July 7, 1996 Tori Amos invites her fans to lose, then find themselves in her passion and pianoBy Kristin Fiore Summer Bruin Senior Staff Piano is no longer for pretty little girls in pink dresses. Read more...

Sunday, July 7, 1996 Kienholz’s work mocks consumerism by employing its productsBy Carrie Rosten Summer Bruin Contributor It’s worth while schlepping through traffic on the 10 and shelling out a few bucks to see "Kienholz: A Retrospective" at The Museum of Contemporary Art downtown. Read more...

Sunday, July 7, 1996 Settings, dressings updated, but Bard’s text, verve preservedBy Michelle Nguyen Summer Bruin Contributor The likes of opera, fine wine and caviar may be reserved for a certain upper strata of society ­ but Shakespeare is for everyone. Read more...