My most recent search on my beloved new Internet obsession, Wikipedia, was not used to do research for a paper or to cram for a midterm; it was to see just how this online encyclopedia defined "film festival," or specifically the Tribeca Film Festival, which is running through May 4. Read more...

If you're unfamiliar with the notion of the exquisite corpse, it's a drawing game based on collective effort. Read more...

Though she may list "illuminated manuscripts" as a main influence, Julia Shammas Holter also demonstrates a strong connection to the surreal. Read more...

Bedroom producer and as-lo-fi-as-possible musician Ariel Pink occupies a place completely of his own, and that makes sense, considering the relative isolation that has created his musical career. Read more...

This weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a more lasting imprint was burned into my skin than the mere rays of the sun. Read more...

To bridge the 7,000 mile gap between Israel and Los Angeles, the Center for Intercultural Performance invited four of the most innovative names in Israeli contemporary dance to come teach at UCLA. Read more...

The common moviegoer may associate the art of cinematography with a drama's sweeping landscapes or the close-ups necessary in a horror film, but cinematography is something required of every genre and every film. Read more...