After the ceremony for the 49th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Competition on Nov. 1, UCLA has good reason to boast. Once more, one of its own won first place, as well as this year’s monetary prize of $15,000. Read more...

Americans are always up for a good party. For All Tomorrow’s Parties on the other hand, the response has been lukewarm. ATP, a music festival to be held on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach this weekend, is the latest in an effort to resurrect rock festivals on American soil. Read more...

“Authors and Actors: Signed Books From the Collection of Lawrence Grobel” Powell Library Rotunda Nov. 1 – Dec. 23 More than 50 signed books will make up this exhibit of a practical who’s-who in contemporary pop culture. Read more...

This Halloween I’d like to get everyone in the spirit of things with this terrifying fact: Over half of all murders happen in the bathroom. Well, at least half of all murder scenes from horror films happen in the bathroom, according to an advertisement for the American Movie Classics channel. Read more...

Good Charlotte/ Sum 41 Universal Amphitheatre Oct. 30, 7:15 p.m. How could you pass up this opportunity to catch two of the biggest MTV punk pop bands around? Read more...

Laughter rather than terror is what UCLA Live is trying to inspire in its audiences this Halloween, thanks to a new twist on the classic 1950s horror flick “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” The film, along with its terrifying title character known as the “gill-man,” will resurface from murky waters during its screening, Oct. Read more...

“Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession” James Bridges Theater Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. In many ways, the Z Channel was HBO’s predecessor, as this documentary shows by interviewing many, many filmmakers about their love of the now-gone premium cable network. Read more...