UCLA professor’s ‘Clock’ offers unique slant of Latino family life Palacios brings personal experiences to theater, enjoys new playwright fellowship By Kathleen Rhames Daily Bruin Contributor Taking a risk certainly proved beneficial for both the Mark Taper Forum’s Latino Theater Initiative and one of its brightest new playwright fellows, UCLA Professor Monica Palacios. Read more...

‘Duckman’ creator flying high after initial difficulties Cartoon series finds adult following in late-night time slot By Allyson Harwood Daily Bruin Contributor For "Duckman" creator Everett Peck, life has come full circle. Read more...

Healing the wounds For Haile Gerima, solving today’s ills must begin with dealing with yesterday’s. The revolutionary filmmaker, whose feature ‘Sankofa’ literally means ‘reconciling the past to move foward,’ speaks this Friday in Melnitz Theater. Read more...

Tammy Faye hits airwaves with new talk show Former evangelical queen starts anew on daytime television By Lynn Elber The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Tammy Faye Messner, the former Mrs. Read more...

Actors’ fun on ‘Bottle Rocket’ set launches comical film about male friendships Real-life relationships of cast, crew influence tone of new movie By Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Contributor "Bottle Rocket" director Wes Anderson winces when asked about the stereotypical male friendships seen in films. Read more...

KCET exposes student films Young filmmakers receive opportunity to share their works By Sona Stepanian Daily Bruin Contributor Student filmmakers often have a hard time finding places to screen their work. Read more...

Global Perspective The New Kerckhoff Art Gallery exhibit looks at people of African descent around the world, capturing the spirit of the continent’s contribution to international culture By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Contributor A young girl named Gide cups a handful of breadcrumbs in the palm of her hand and looks up at the camera with large brown eyes. Read more...