The Flaming Lips “At War with the Mystics” Warner Brothers Records Back before the career-making opus that was “The Soft Bulletin,” The Flaming Lips were kind of a gimmick band. Read more...

Most moviegoers decide whether to see a new film in the span of one to three minutes. As a marketing device, movie trailers are highly effective tools that can determine the next blockbuster or flop at the box office. Read more...

“Friends with Money” Directed by Nicole Holofcener Sony Picture Classics Imagine a 90-minute episode of “Sex and the City.” Except the city is in the hills of Los Angeles, and the sex is far less fun. Read more...

Perloff Hall has been overwhelmed with an outpouring of architectural creativity ““ evident through models, diagrams and photos ““ as two architecture exhibitions opened Monday. The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design will display “Currents: Winter ’06″ and “Critical Mass at the Fringe” with opening receptions for both tonight from 6 to 8. Read more...

World arts and cultures students often joke about their department, whether it’s by wearing shirts emblazoned with the statement “My Major is WAC” or by joining the “WAC = We Are CRAZY” Facebook group. Read more...

“Brick” Directed by Rian Johnson Focus Features Movies about high school are an American tradition. But while the current crop of college students has grown up with the likes of “Can’t Hardly Wait,” the genre seems to be in danger of becoming more irrelevant than last week’s MySpace comments. Read more...

As antiquated as it sounds, New York City shuts down on Mondays. Museums are closed; theaters are dark; and small restaurants ““ the ones you discover only by walking by them ““ take the night off presumably so their chefs can get Chinese takeout. Read more...