Thursday, July 2


getting the (RED) out

This shopping season, the daunting decision of which shirt to buy has greater significance than usual. With the October launch of a nationwide HIV/AIDS awareness and aid campaign called (RED), shopping has taken on a new purpose. Read more...


World AIDS Day: Condom couture promotes dialogue

What’s more basic than a pair of jeans and as necessary as a true love? A condom, of course. In honor of World AIDS Day and the 25th anniversary of the identification of AIDS virus at UCLA, Fowler museum is proud to present “Dress up Against AIDS: Condom Couture” by Brazilian artist Adriana Bertini. Read more...


Screen Scene: "The Nativity Story"

“The Nativity Story” Director Catherine Hardwicke New Line Cinema “The Nativity Story” is an exercise in verisimilitude and historical perfection. Each costume, each dirty fingernail, and each Middle Eastern city is created with rigorous care. Read more...


Screen Scene: "Candy"

"Candy" Director Neil Armfield ThinkFilm The worst feature of addiction is that it can be to anything: sex, drugs, rebellion. In his new film, Heath Ledger indulges in all of them, but “Candy” turns out to be the most lethal. Read more...


Screen Scene: "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny"

“Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny” Director Liam Lynch New Line Cinema When a beginning scene opens with a cartoon of two men flying through the air by the power of their own flatulence, you know you’re in for a rough few hours. Read more...