It is hard to imagine that other than the sunny melodies and psychadelics that embody the standard “California sound” there is a lesser-known style of music that just as deservedly calls the Golden State its home. Read more...

Arts “¢bull; “Matsuri!” Curatorial Walk-through UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Guest curator Gloria Gonick leads a walk-through of the “Matsuri! Japanese Festival Arts” exhibition. Today, 6 p.m., free, (310) 825-4361. Read more...

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Hollywood is sending the women of America mixed signals. Hollywood knows we go to the movies and watch those reality television shows because somewhere in all of us, we want to be famous. Read more...

UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media alumna Desha Dauchan has a history of running into her idols. In fact, her decision to make films was influenced by “School Daze” and a chance meeting with the film’s director, Spike Lee. Read more...

Usually when a student tells a professor that he’s skipping class to watch some movies and go to a party, you don’t expect the professor to be very impressed. Read more...

The black-hooded sweater adorned with Bob Marley’s visage worn by Jared Burton only hints at all the things he has to say about the world. “What’s interesting about Bob Marley is that he talked about Zion a lot, and right now there’s a whole anti-Zionist movement going on with Palestine and Israel,” Burton said. Read more...