From misogyny to Sept. 11, 2001 to a safety deposit box filled with feces, no subject is off-limits for comedy group the Upright Citizens Brigade. Nothing is dull. Read more...

The fun thing about having out-of-town visitors stay with me is they give me an excuse to go out and enjoy L.A. nightlife. Sure, lately my life has consisted of lounging around my apartment in sweats, eating cereal for dinner, and going to bed by 10:30 p.m., but I can’t let my guests ““ especially ones from the East Coast ““ think that’s the best the city has to offer. Read more...

Due in large part to the recent hit series “Dancing with the Stars,” many Americans have been reawakened to the magic of ballroom dance. The spunky foxtrots and cha-chas remind us of the intrigue, romance and glamour that is dance. Read more...

As I’ve mentioned in my previous columns, graduating and going out into the real world means having to trade in frat parties and keggers for cocktail parties and art shows and abandon the too-familiar Westwood bars for ones that have a slightly more mature crowd. Read more...

Dorm life usually brings to mind dining halls, study lounges and floor socials. But the somewhat infamous “Frederick of Hedrick” adds a little something extra to the Hill by providing anyone the opportunity to get involved in a theater production, regardless of previous experience or major. Read more...

In January, the British music magazine New Musical Express named the 100 greatest British albums of all time. Mostly, the list contains the usual suspects: The Beatles, Radiohead, The Stone Roses, etc. Read more...

For Christoph Bull, UCLA organ professor and, this weekend, accompanist to the films of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, sometimes silent movies are best left silent. Read more...