From the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional middle-class family to a portrait of late-night theater and performance arts in Tehran, Iranian cinema captures a wide variety of themes. Read more...

Thanks to the federal government’s inability to come up with a firm, long-term answer to this country’s immigration woes, some people are increasingly feeling like they have to find a way to tackle illegal immigration on their own. Read more...

Walking to class Jan. 11, students came face-to-face with the impoverished conditions faced by those affected by the current violence halfway across the world in Sudan. Read more...

Flanked by baby blue medical scrubs and white lab coats, Phil Gabriel maintains two presumably conflicting roles at his Westwood establishment ““ that of merchant and landlord. Read more...

Westwood Boulevard’s Rhino Records, a time-honored musical landmark for more than 30 years, faced extinction last week after a recent decline in record sales and an expired lease. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a $125.6 billion spending plan Tuesday that increases spending on education, health services, and roads and highways. The budget proposal includes a 7 percent increase in expenditures but does not increase taxes. Read more...