After pondering what problems led to corporate America’s scandal boom, UCLA’s Michael Josephson thinks it’s ethics. And now he’s helping to plan a preemptive strike. Josephson, a distinguished ethicist, will be a panelist on a groundbreaking new TV show called “Endgame” which will present hypothetical moral dilemmas in order to stimulate discussions on the types of moral choices we are forced to make in every day life. Read more...

Judy Mitoma, director of the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance and this year’s World Festival of Sacred Music, is quick to point out that Los Angeles’ next major music festival isn’t about entertainment. Read more...

Film and theater both involve actors, directors and stories. However, that’s where the similarities end as UCLA alumna Robin Larsen, theater student turned dark filmmaker, discovered. Read more...

Ana Barredo’s real job is a DVD project manager for Image Entertainment. Her other jobs include writing, directing and producing her video debut “A Real Job,” a romantic comedy about a 38-year-old video store employee and the sparks that fly between him and a customer. Read more...

Jay Bennett, multi-instrumentalist, acclaimed session player and producer, and former Wilco member, has a simple attitude toward being a musician. He appreciates it. “It’s a pretty anti-rock ‘n’ roll image probably,” Bennett said in a phone interview. Read more...

The latest vinyl-filled business to set up shop in Westwood is no longer Zone d’Amour, but Pug’z New and Used Music on Westwood Boulevard. The new store, which opened on Aug. Read more...

The new era of Latino/a and Chicano/a artists are being taught by mentors like John Montelongo, someone who came from an era when the Latino voice was near silent at UCLA. Read more...