The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books typically connotes the idea of a gathering of book lovers in a celebration of literature. A highlighted date in the calendars of bibliophiles all over Los Angeles County, the festival often boasts a carnival atmosphere of booths and entertainment for children and panels for adults, all while celebrating the splendor of the written word. Read more...

When you and your roommate get into a seemingly pointless argument that can’t be solved with logic, apathy, money or distraction, something must be done. Suggest that you both might be inordinately cranky because you haven’t eaten yet that day. Read more...

What with all the normal college expenses ““ course readers, rent, $300 Han Solo action figures ““ it’s easy for money to run out unexpectedly. Then you have to trim costs by cutting unnecessary items ““ hair dye, liquor runs, textbooks ““ from your budget. Read more...

The Latin American Student Association, in an effort to expose and share the different aspects of Latin American culture, will have a free outdoor festival this Saturday from 10 a.m. Read more...

So I’m taking it easy, thoroughly enjoying my pre-dinner snack of orange pineapple juice and a Ziploc bag full of jelly beans, when my playlist jumps to A Tribe Called Quest’s “If the Papes Come.” As is always the case with Tribe, I immediately feel a good deal cooler than I have any right to. Read more...

Cartoons are not just for children ““ a notion that the Tin Hat Quartet confirms with its performance of original scores to animations done by Russian filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz. Read more...

Who else caught a glimpse of the heaps of screaming short guys, holding hands and yelling things in Greek, running around Westwood? The scene I saw this weekend can only mean one thing: last week was Rush Week on campus. Read more...