It’s 1:30 on a Friday afternoon and the city is buzzing outside on Wilshire Boulevard. While people everywhere are rushing to finish their work weeks, those inside the UCLA Hammer Museum are bustling as if the work week has just begun. Read more...

“Rory O’Shea Was Here” Directed by Damien O’Donnel Focus Features It is a rare occurrence when films do justice to people with disabilities ““ they often either portray them as patient martyrs or as cartoon-like sidekicks. Read more...

Few students would place “exhibit at a major museum,” at the top of their post-collegiate to-do list, as this lofty goal is rarely attainable during someone’s lifetime. Read more...

Antony And The Johnsons “I Am A Bird Now” Secretly Canadian Records A single piano chord, and then it emerges: the sound of a slinky Billie Holiday in makeup and purple pants. Read more...

For many, the Restoration comedy might be an entirely unknown concept, or just a vague foreign mode of drama linked to images of limp wrists, bleached wigs and dainty, black-buckled heels sported by both genders. Read more...

A 2005 Golden Globe is not the only thing Hilary Swank and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common. They are both students of acclaimed acting coach Larry Moss, whose eclectic techniques and hard work credo push actors to struggle to find life in their roles. Read more...

Throwing a party is always an intimidating task; there’s the question of what to wear, who to invite and, most importantly, what to do. Sure, there’s drinking and mingling (and probably, if it’s one of my parties, more drinking), but the most crucial thing about having a good party is setting the right mood, so that everyone has fun. Read more...