I’m a big fan of comedian Jimmy Kimmel. I’m an even bigger fan of ESPN.com columnist Bill “The Sports Guy” Simmons. So when I heard that ABC bet a king’s ransom on Kimmel to resuscitate late night programming, and Kimmel bet a case of beer on Simmons to write for the show, I felt obligated to strap myself on the roller coaster ride that is “Jimmy Kimmel Live” knowing full well I would become nauseated afterward. Read more...

Classical musicians need to be seen to be believed, or at the very least, even satisfyingly appreciated. This was the driving force behind the Arditti Quartet’s virtuoso concert at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Monday night. Read more...

When the Sundance Institute’s president, Robert Redford, gave a welcoming speech for this year’s festival on Jan. 16, he stated that Sundance was created to thwart commercial pressures on artists. Read more...

From those colorful little textbook diagrams that elucidate complex subjects to abstract paintings that can describe scenes that words cannot, art is a tool that helps us understand our world. Read more...

With fourth week already here and fifth week just around the corner, many UCLA students are already feeling the stress of midterm examinations. Imagine, however, if that pressure was not to perform well on an exam, but to single-handedly direct an outstanding performance on stage. Read more...

In the 1930s, the 20th Century Limited could make it nonstop from Chicago to New York in 16 hours. Unfortunately, the screwball comedy on this legendary locomotive seemed just as long. Read more...

In her acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards, Nicole Kidman questioned why there aren’t more female roles in movies. “To the writers, please keep writing for us because we’re very interesting,” Kidman said. Read more...