It’s the holiday season! And that means one thing for students everywhere ““ papers and finals. The point is, it’s the most miserable time of the year for us: As the rest of society savors the magic in the air and spreads cheer to their fellow neighbors, we’re stuck clawing for sleep hours as we try to get up to speed in our classes. Read more...

For any band, having Kurt Cobain as an avid fan would definitely have come in handy. For the cult metal band The Melvins, that led to a record deal in 1993 with Atlantic Records. Read more...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people videotape themselves doing one thing. I know what you’re thinking, and it has nothing to do with those scandalous sex tapes pseudo-celebrities “accidently” leak to the public to boost their popularity. Read more...

Historical films covering every major time period and event abound in today’s society, from the recent star-studded “Cold Mountain” to the Academy Award-winning “Patton” and Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X.” But one important era in American history has remained largely undercover until now: the Harlem Renaissance. Read more...

It may be hard to remember now, but there was a simpler, purer time not too long ago, when reality television was still all about earning fast cash and 15 minutes of fame. Read more...

Despite the fact that he is one of the most regular faces on MTV’s “Real World/Road Rules Challenge,” Theo Von does not consider himself a celebrity. Read more...

When Janelle Dote graduated from the theater department in 2003, her interest in acting was just emerging from backstage to front and center. In the Geffen Playhouse’s revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s “Paint Your Wagon,” Dote will get to hone in on all aspects of the stage skills she learned at UCLA. Read more...