Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, but to the UCLA art department, it’s worth more than that. With a pool of drawings and eager art supporters, the luck will literally be in the draw and the drawing. Read more...

Roughly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned in the United States during World War II. But as often as their story has been told, to many, it doesn’t seem to be enough to combat the fear and intolerance that caused it in the first place. Read more...

There’s no mistaking the black bowler hat, neatly trimmed moustache and mischievous glance of silent film icon Charlie Chaplin. But perhaps less known to audiences is Chaplin’s astute musical ear. Read more...

A few years ago, a Sigma Alpha Mu, or Sammy, fraternity event probably would have been characterized by a bunch of red cups, a few kegs and a lot of wild undergraduates. Read more...

Second-year student Robbie Jones is an avid collector. A connoisseur, even. But one won’t find postage stamps, foreign coins or vintage baseball cards in his high-rise dorm room. Read more...

On the night of Saturday, March 14, 1885, patrons of London’s Savoy Theatre saw the premiere of William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur S. Sullivan’s newest light opera, a comic romance set in Japan titled “The Mikado; or, the Town of Titipu.” The librettist-composer duo had already achieved enormous success in both Britain and the United States for their eight previous works together, including the still-performed “H.M.S. Read more...

“Cinderella Man” Directed by Ron Howard Universal Pictures Yes, “Cinderella Man” may be another boxing movie following the Academy Award win of “Million Dollar Baby.” And yes, it may also be another Depression-era underdog tale, reminiscent of “Seabiscuit.” But the film has three elements that render it worthy of its own attention and perhaps even its own Oscar consideration: Russell Crowe, Paul Giamatti and director Ron Howard. Read more...