‘Balloon’ soars to cinematic heights Iranian government asks Academy to withdraw film from Oscar contention By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff At first glance, "The White Balloon" is nothing more than the story of a little girl who wants desperately to buy a goldfish. Read more...

Young company revolutionizes CDs Rolling Stones, Disney amongst clients to experiment with new mulitmedia format By Jason Packman Daily Bruin Contributor Imagine buying the new Pearl Jam CD. Read more...

Folk traditions meet modernity Ensemble performs Russian dance, song at Wadsworth Theater By Elizabeth Bull Daily Bruin Contributor Dmitri Pokrovsky never even rode a horse before he was asked to sing while galloping. Read more...

Art and artist UCLA alumnus Martin Lubner cannot be categorized. Often termed the ‘painter’s painter’ by art critics, Lubner’s unique style stems from an obsession with his material, not an ordered artistic technique. Read more...

Gwar invades Earth with crushing music Band insists stage shows, blood-and-guts style are worthy of artistic praise By John Sabatini Daily Bruin Contributor For millions of years, harmony existed on earth as Gwar remained frozen in their icy Antarctica tomb. Read more...

‘Frasier’ writing team breaks silence at UCLA Writers to share the secrets of creating an award winning show By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Staff The secret behind the success of NBC’s "Frasier:" long silences. Read more...

HOWYOULOW Sloppy, clueless and conceptually poor, ‘Screamers’ embodies everything that good sci-fi is not. As film genres go, science fiction has done a tremendous amount of growing up in the last 15 years. Read more...