While many UCLA students were partying to blow off post-midterm steam last Thursday night, two musicians were representing the lyrically driven anything-goes style of New York’s anti-folk scene at The Avalon in Hollywood. Read more...

ESPN’s Bill Simmons likes to joke that sports teams need “common-sense coordinators” to keep team officials from making stupid decisions. A common-sense coordinator would help an NFL coach keep track of his time-outs and would advise a baseball general manager against signing a fly-ball pitcher to play in a hitter’s park. Read more...

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“Volver” Director Pedro Almodóvar Sony Pictures Classics Halfway through the film “Volver” (“to return”), Raimunda, the low-class mother played by Penélope Cruz (“Blow”), sings a Flamenco rendition of an old tango song. Read more...

Movement is often unthinking, natural ““ an automatic part of life. But for Israeli dance troupe Batsheva, movement has become an art. In a UCLA Live event this weekend, the Batsheva Dance Company will be performing “Three,” choreographed by world-renowned artistic director Ohad Naharin in Royce Hall. Read more...