By Judith Newman The New York Times NEW YORK — Worried that the Menendez brothers’ trial, violent movies and talk-show depravity have numbed the nation’s sense of moral outrage? Read more...

By Brian Remick If for only an hour or two, it seemed that the reign of hard rock over the Palace temporarily ceased with the presence of a small Australian band named Frente! Read more...

By Barbara E. Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff The month of September holds special meaning to Jews, a month centering around Judaism’s high holidays, a time of moral analysis and the celebration of the new year. Read more...

By Nisha Gopalan Not since the Revolting Cocks’ "Beers, Steers & Queers – Drop Your Britches Mix" has a band so provocatively incorporated the subject of sodomy into a song – until now. Read more...

By John Irvin The camera shows what appears to be a female figure seated on a chair. She is wearing tight pants and stockings, and she is blindfolded. Read more...

By John Mangum Proceedings did not get off to a promising start at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion the evening of Sept. 27. The occasion was a performance of Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" mounted by the Los Angeles Music Center Opera. Read more...

By Colburn Tseng Eric Stoltz has been very busy during the last year. Since April, the 34-year-old actor has appeared in a television film, "Roommates," and three features: "Naked in New York," "Killing Zoe" and the recently released "Sleep With Me" which he also produced. Read more...