Friday, April 17, 1998 Iha’s alternative MUSIC: James Iha strays from the Pumpkins’ path with his solo compilation of acoustic folk melodies By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff Musicians from Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, the Stone Roses and Pearl Jam have all, within the past year, released material outside of the group that made them famous. Read more...

Friday, April 17, 1998 ‘Monsters’ enraptures audience THEATER/OPERA: Haunting show masterfully mixes 3-D images, poetic music By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff A little boy gravitates step, by step, by step toward a rectangular canvass tent. Read more...

Friday, April 17, 1998 Screenscene "Paulie" Directed by Paul Roberts Starring Gena Rowlands, Cheech Marin and Jay Mohr It’s a well known fact that parrots can mimic human speech. Read more...

Friday, April 17, 1998 Art of language holds ambiguous meaning COLUMN: Search for definition of poetry ends with realization that it is embodied in all things I once went to a poetry reading back home, at a cafe, where the old people reading became enamored of the words they spoke, so much so that they lost all meaning, and I was told that that was poetry, but I didn’t believe I’d gotten the whole story. Read more...

Friday, April 17, 1998 Head west for south of the border favorites RESTAURANT: Diners enjoy Mexican cuisine, authentic atmosphere By Jessica Holt Daily Bruin Contributor Walking into the loud, brightly colored cantina, Border Grill means stepping up to the L.A. Read more...

Friday, April 17, 1998 Poetry in the shadows Aspiring writers attempt to penetrate exclusive circle of readings, workshops to gain self-expression By Laura Noguera Daily Bruin Contributor They are in museums, bookstores and coffeehouses, and this month is dedicated to their work. Read more...

Thursday, April 16, 1998 Woody Allen proves that he’s born to be wild FILM ‘Wild Man Blues’ crew trails filmmaker through Europe for three weeks in documentary By Jessie Blank Daily Bruin Contributor Gliding along the canals of Venice, as the sun inches toward the horizon and golden rays of light dance across the water’s surface, two lovers embrace. Read more...