Simon delivers ‘Laughter’ at the Doolittle Latest play brings back the days of ’50s comic timing By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Aah the ’50s ­ when variety shows ruled the networks and people like Milton Berle and Sid Caesar were the kings of prime time. Read more...

Mozart opera from a galaxy far, far away Classic ‘Flute’ uses colorful characters, music to entertain the child in all of us By John Mangum Daily Bruin Staff You’re doing word association. Read more...

Veruca Salt to fight ‘Seether’ tonight at Hollywood Palace By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff Mention the band Veruca Salt to your average alterna-bigot and you’ll get one of a handful of programmatic reactions: they’re "too poppy," they’re "sellouts," "they rip off" the Breeders. Read more...

Jazz artist to perform By John Mangum Daily Bruin Staff Saxophonist Joshua Redman planned to go to law school, but instead he ended up taking the jazz world by storm. Read more...

Paris matchMeg Ryan brings her characteristic magic to Kasdan’s new comedy-romance French Kiss By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Years from now, films like French Kiss are going to be remembered simply as Meg Ryan films. Read more...

Samiam delivers hard-edged, cathartic music to Westwood By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff Between the hard-edged, guitar-driven sound of his band and the cathartic, confessional nature of his troubled lyrics, you’d think Jason Beebout, the frontman of Samiam (playing today at noon in Westwood Plaza), would be, shall we say, a troubled guy. Read more...

Talented pianist O’Riley arms himself with versatile musical arsenal Performer wields Bach, Beethoven, Shostakovich in Schoenberg recital By John Mangum Daily Bruin Staff Imagine knowing exactly what you were going to do with your life since the age of 4. Read more...