Saturday, March 7

An intelligent “˜Education’

“Bad Education” Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Sony Pictures Classics At the risk of being criticized by film students everywhere, Pedro Almodóvar is the modern-day Federico Fellini. Read more...


Soundbites

A Perfect Circle “eMOTIVe” Virgin Records Cover songs often get a bad reputation for not being as good as the original, mostly because they’re usually the same exact song performed by a different musician. Read more...


World a less fun place without Ol’ Dirty Bastard

It’s a little early, and it probably won’t be recognized in most states, but Nov. 13 should be designated Ol’ Dirty Bastard Day. Since he passed away on Saturday, ODB fans across the country have been reminiscing not only about his contributions to the musical world, but also about how endearingly crazy the guy was (not in any clinical or legal sense of the word, of course). Read more...



Life at a co-ed college is … normal

Jake, What’s it like to go to college with boys?! -Katherine Bauer Just to clarify, Katherine’s a third-year student at Smith College in Massachusetts, a school famous in part for being an all-girl’s institution. Read more...


Waltz the night away at Powell

In Los Angeles, a night out dancing usually entails some pleather, a DJ and a venue with a name like The Boogie. But this Saturday night in the Powell Library Rotunda, members of the UCLA community can travel back to a time before the art of freaking had ever possessed the hips of the teenage population. Read more...


“˜Alexander’ aims for facts, action

High-speed horse collisions. Exotic python encounters. Grueling workouts in 100-degree weather. For the cast and crew of the film “Alexander,” surviving dangerous situations like these almost became second nature. Read more...