LIISA SPINK The Encounter restaurant is located at the Los Angeles International Airport. By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Senior Staff While the atmosphere and prices at the science fiction-themed restaurant Encounter may be out of this world, the food is a little more down to earth. Read more...

  Blue Man Group (left to right) Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink make up the Blue Man Group, which recently released a DVD of its music. Read more...

  Sinomatic “Sinomatic” Atlantic Pouting faces, glaring in their best rock-star, bad-boy manner from the cover of Sinomatic’s self-titled major-label debut, give hope that inside there will be a true rock album, without any of the syrupy pop influences that have infiltrated the genre. Read more...

  USA Films Liv Tyler, as Jewel, flirts with Detective Dehling (John Goodman) in Harald Zwart‘s comedy movie "One Night at McCool’s." The film offers three men’s different perspectives on one woman. Read more...

By Chris Young Daily Bruin Staff Authors come from all over over the country to attend the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, but some never even have to leave home. Read more...

By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Senior Staff Troops of book lovers are arming themselves with information to help guests at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books who may find themselves as lost as freshman on their first day of class. Read more...

By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Staff Attendees of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday and Sunday will have the chance to pick up a paintbrush, and possibly help change the world. Read more...