By Kelsey McConnell Daily Bruin Contributor A nun’s story with a promising twist, “Lying Awake” fails to end with resolution and deliver satisfaction. Mark Salzman’s newest work of fiction, “Lying Awake,” has an intriguing premise. Read more...

  Photos by COURTNEY STEWART Greg White (right) twirls his partner among other learners during a dance lesson last month at West Los Angeles’ The Conga Room. Read more...

  MARY HOLSCHER The UCLA Fowler Museum hosts the exhibit "Making Faces, Playing God" until July 29. By Emily Pauker Daily Bruin Contributor Whoever said you can’t turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse never saw a make-up artist at work. Read more...

  David Holmberg If Holmberg writes a column in a widely distributed newspaper, and no one reads it, did he ever write it? For the answer to this and other filmosophical questions, e-mail [email protected]. Read more...

  Laurelgrove Theatre Charlotte Brooker (left) and Elizabeth Bauman are sisters Dolores and Kathy in "Crying Rocks," running through April 22 in Studio City. By Esther Pasternak Daily Bruin Contributor A good Narragansettian mother would take the correct approach in dealing with a weak newborn baby ““ put the child in a cave and leave the baby there to die. Read more...

  Warner Bros. Pictures (Left to right) Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Sam Neill and Kevin Harrington star in the new movie "The Dish." By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Contributor “The Dish” follows the tradition of films that glorify the human spirit and channel it through quirky, charming small-town characters facing adversity. Read more...

  Mark Taper Forum Alan Alda portrays Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, in the premiere of "QED," showing at the Music Center of the Mark Taper Forum through May 13. Read more...