If filmmaker Lillian Wang has her way, her small film soon may be on a big screen. A finalist for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award, Wang could find her 50-second short, and face, plastered in theaters across the nation. Read more...

I don’t think there’s any doubt that Americans are a gambling people. As a nation, we love the appeal of get-rich-quick schemes, and it’s no surprise that the potential to make money by chance has made Las Vegas the country’s fastest-growing city. Read more...

Sometimes it’s just an honor to be not quite nominated. Just ask UCLA graduate film student Ham Tran. Tran’s short film “The Anniversary” fell barely short of one of five nominations for this year’s Academy Awards after being selected as one of 10 finalists in the Best Live-Action Short category. Read more...

Modern architecture doesn’t have to resemble the minimalist décor of the W Hotel in Westwood, as Jason Payne and Heather Roberge well know. Instead of decorating a room with nothing but a coffee table, these two artists take an unconventional approach, mixing various shapes and colors straight out of Dr. Read more...

Ani DiFranco “Educated Guess” Righteous Babe For those who have yet to be won over by Ani DiFranco’s unapologetic lyrics and stabbingly melodic voice, here’s your 21st chance to realize the woman has too much creativity to ever even want to sound like anybody else. Read more...

With its masterful combination of melodic hooks, guitar crunch and popish keyboards, the rock band The Pale is finally achieving well-deserved success and popularity. And refreshingly, the band is not jaded. Read more...

Among the inventors of the tribute album, UCLA artist-in-residence Hal Willner knew what to expect from a live equivalent. “Before any goddamn critic says it ““ yes, the best thing is the original, which was last night “¦ AND WE KNOW THAT! Read more...