When it comes to the writings of novelist A.S. Byatt, reading audiences across the world are captivated by the multi-dimensional nature of her work. From John Milton to Robert Browning and everyone in between, including the Italian Dante, Byatt’s studies as a young woman have led her on a lifelong journey to her current home under the roof of literary fame, where it seems she will enjoy a comfortable stay for the rest of her career. Read more...

Most people probably look at Vaseline and think it’s a nice way to say petroleum jelly. But Matthew Barney might look at Vaseline and think it’s an excellent symbol for his films. Read more...

Many UCLA students are not strangers to parental pressures to excel in everything from athletics to academics. But sometimes being on the pre-med track for Harvard Medical School just won’t cut it when your true desire is to be a filmmaker or a world-class athlete. Read more...

When indie pop band Xiu Xiu plays at the Cooperage on March 7 through Campus Events, it will be one stop on a tour that begins in the United States but will eventually lead the band overseas to countries such as Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary and Italy. Read more...

I’ve been called a lot of things over the years, but the new name coming from friends these days is “elitist.” It’s never in so many words, but the image that’s more or less conjured up is that of Diane Keaton in “Manhattan,” when she’s babbling on about her “Academy of the Overrated,” slamming geniuses like F. Read more...

Thirty years ago, Los Lobos was just a garage band in East Los Angeles. And as a band whose success is deeply indebted to its members’ cultural heritage as Mexican Americans, Los Lobos has decided to make its 30-year anniversary tour an acoustic one in order to celebrate its musical roots. Read more...

UCLA alumna Sadaf Cohen Muncy always knew she wanted to work with children. Medical school, in her mind, was the way to go. “I was pre-med for a couple years,” Muncy said. Read more...