Todd Haynes has been on the fringe of Hollywood, but never quite in the spotlight. Credit that to his idiosyncratic movies, which include the stylish and experimental films “Safe,” a portrait of a housewife who might be allergic to society, and “Velvet Goldmine,” a bombastic picture of the 1970s glam-rock scene. Read more...

He’s the jerk, the wild and crazy guy, the arrow-through-the-head jokester, the sadistic singing dentist and one of the three pelvic-thrusting amigos. As a comic, Steve Martin is unmistakable. Read more...

On Monday night, the Discovery Channel taped the 65th episode of “Berman and Berman” in front of Royce Hall, with a student audience and the topic, “The Naked Truth.” The hosts were the co-founders of the UCLA Female Sexual Medicine Center, doctors Jennifer and Laura Berman (yes, they’re sisters). Read more...

Music is a stronger tie than blood for Armando Ibarra and Francisco Zarathustra, the lead singers and guitarists of the reggae-tinged hip-hop group Yerba Tribe. “We respect each other a lot. Read more...

In an effort to promote political awareness, Speak Out, a socialist group on the UCLA campus, will sponsor a screening of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Panama Deception” tonight. Read more...

The founding members of a local theater company have two pieces of advice for aspiring actors who are new to Los Angeles: see their new play, and attend UCLA. Read more...

Consider for a moment the dusty and dreary sounding title of the “National Book Award,” and then read Harryette Mullen’s poetry, and you will immediately be taken aback by this UCLA professor’s vibrant and punchy poetic lines. Read more...