After the “smooth jazz” of various artists at 94.7 The Wave’s L.A. concert, which took place last weekend at UCLA’s Tennis Center, it’s easy to be numbed into believing that their Muzak stylings are the future of jazz. Read more...

By Howard Ho DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected]   www.georgetakei.com The original 1966 “Star Trek” crew boldly went where no TV show went before. The progressive multi-racial crew, which included a Russian and an Asian minus the stereotypes, serve as subjects of a new SMC class. Read more...

  Touchstone pictures Mel Gibson, center, stars in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Signs,” a film about family and supernatural happenings. “Signs” Touchstone Pictures Directed by M. Read more...

By Scott Schultz DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected]   Geffen Playhouse At 79, world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau, is performing a 17-evening engagement at Geffen Playhouse. Read more...

By Andrew Lee DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected]   Interscope Records Brian Fox, Kevin Carlberg, Ross Grant and Tim McGregor of L.A.’s popular jam band Pseudopod hope to shed their college band identity as they await their label debut Aug. Read more...

By Mayra Marquez DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] Crop circles, a phenomenon where sections of farm crop are crushed to create geometric images, have been mystifying scientists, farmers, tourists and the government for many years. Read more...

"Tender is the Night"   Though F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his tightly crafted Jazz Age masterwork “The Great Gatsby,” his later, less critically lauded novel “Tender is the Night,” is his true masterpiece. Read more...