New York City, Chicago and New Orleans are all cities strongly associated with jazz. But a jazz photography exhibit on display in the Charles E. Young Research Library lobby, running through Sept. Read more...

"Apologies To The Queen Mary” Wolf Parade Sub Pop Records Rock bands have a history of getting ahead of themselves. “We built another world,” sings Spencer Krug in Wolf Parade’s debut release, and for once, the boast may be accurate. Read more...

When M.K. Asante Jr. published his first book “Like Water Running Off My Back” in 2002, he was eager to establish himself as a serious writer with all the right answers. Read more...

It’s a skill most students possess: the ability to write a decent paper right before deadline. And more than a few of these students have taken that talent with them to Hollywood. Read more...

For music lovers, a past fantasy may have been to own and operate a record store. It would be a place to pass on only the best music: your favorite music. Read more...

“A History of Violence” Directed by David Cronenberg New Line Cinema The courtroom drama “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” has recently drawn a lot of attention for its slick marketing campaign, which duped audiences into pulling out their wallets for what they believed was going to be a grisly horror film. Read more...

Robert Bucksbaum loves movies ““ perhaps too much for his own good. It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and Bucksbaum is in over his head between screenings at the Majestic Crest, the venerable Westwood theater he currently owns and runs. Read more...