Michael Halsband Acclaimed Greek singer Diamanda Galas will be performing her solo show, "Defixiones" on Thursday in Royce Hall. By Anthony Bromberg Daily Bruin Reporter This Thursday, a ripple of enlightenment comes to inhabit and encompass the consciousness of UCLA. Read more...

  “Devices of Wonder” Getty Center Through Feb. 3 People often think of pieces of art as creative works that rest outside the everyday world. “Devices of Wonder,” on exhibit now at the Getty, transcends that definition. Read more...

  Green Day “International Superhits” Warner Bros. Records Better than therapy. Green Day’s newest album, a compilation of its commercial successes entitled “International Superhits,” is a great way to recapture the hormonal turmoil and pubescent angst of those days in middle school when you just had to play “Longview” loud and repeatedly. Read more...

  Nick Stahl and Sissy Spacek star in the independent film "In the Bedroom," based on the short story by Andres Dubus. By Emily Pauker Daily Bruin Contributor With a provocative title like “In the Bedroom,” one might expect a provocative movie. Read more...

  By Howard Ho Daily Bruin contributor In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, what it means to be an American has come under scrutiny. Read more...

Comedy Check out the Cooperage in Ackerman Union tonight between 8:30 and 10. Stand-up comedians Wendy Polland and Joy Mosse will be performing a one-night-only show for students. Read more...

By Phoebe Bronstein Daily Bruin Contributor For everyone who has always loved magazines but never liked to read, there’s a new kind of periodical. A magazine called SubstanceTV presents everything one would see in a standard paper magazine: music, documentaries, art, but putting it all on a DVD. Read more...