Being a money-making business does not have to ruin or corrupt art. “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “The Muppet Babies” have all helped to prove great works of art can be commercially mainstream. Read more...

In Greek mythology, Las Vegas would be the island of the Sirens. Content in its desert isolation, it beckons weary travelers with the sounds of clattering coins and neon hums. Read more...

20 down, more to go News Item: The Betty Ford Center celebrated its 20th anniversary last weekend. The Center hopes to continue to be the sobriety haven for crackhead Hollywood actors for many more years to come. Read more...

State Sen. Shelia Kuehl paid a visit to the UCLA labor center Wednesday to reiterate her pride in a bill she authored that provides paid time off for workers who care for a new child or a sick family member. Read more...

The UCLA community lost a professor, scholar, mentor, author and friend last Saturday, Oct. 19, when Harry Kitano, emeritus professor of social welfare, passed away. He was 76. Read more...

Individuals can change a country. That was the message attorney and UCLA alumnus Johnnie Cochran gave his audience Monday evening at an event sponsored by the Center for African American Studies. Read more...

With state-wide elections less than two weeks away, recent polls show that while Gray Davis has a ten-point lead, a majority of voters find both main party candidates unsatisfactory. Read more...