By Chris Young Daily Bruin Contributor The art of bartering, best known for its popularity at swap meets, is tentatively stepping into the World Wide Web. Read more...

  Lisa Sapinkopf Artists The Jacques Thibaud String Trio performed along with others at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre this past Wednesday. By Howard Ho Daily Bruin contributor Last week the classical music world celebrated the birthday of one of its most influential violinists. Read more...

  Photos by PATIL ARMENIAN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Tony (Michael Perl) holds down Torch (Jaime Hobert) as Mikey (John Thvedt) rips Torch’s shoe off to check his ankle for heroin injection tracks. Read more...

  Tananarive Due‘s book "The Black Rose" depicts the endeavors of America’s first African American female millionaire. By Amie Howell Daily Bruin Contributor Madam C.J. Read more...

  The Lotus Group Dorothy Lyman stars in "My Kitchen Wars-A Marriage Digested" at the 2nd Stage Theatre. By Esther Pasternak Daily Bruin Contributor Someone looking for the meaning of life does not need to look past his or her kitchen ““ lobsters, crackers, soda and cheese all provide the answers. Read more...

  Universal Pictures Freddie Prinze Jr. and Monica Potter star in "Head over Heels." “Head Over Heels” Starring Monica Potter and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Directed by Mark Waters Picket lines and boycotts often form scenes outside theaters playing movies with gratuitous violence. Read more...

  Coronet Theater Jack Simmons wrote and performs in the one-man show "Buddy’s Gift." By Sophia Whang Daily Bruin Contributor Having a “sixth sense” isn’t always as traumatic as the movies make it seem. Read more...