UCLA is conferring its highest honor, the UCLA Medal, on six people this commencement season. “The UCLA Medal is awarded only to those who have made truly extraordinary and distinguished contributions to society, their professions, […]

When “Friends” came to an end, the only actress of the bunch who was complaining was Lisa Kudrow, who spoke publicly about how much she’d miss the regular paycheck, a surprisingly honest declaration in an […]

Colonoscopy. The idea of it sends shivers through grown men. Uh, you wanna do what?!? According to my internist, it should be considered criminal neglect for any doctor to NOT recommend this procedure once you […]

Carl R. Terzian, founder and chairman of Carl Terzian Associates, will be honored by The League for Children (TLC), a fund raising auxiliary for Children’s Bureau, for his forty-plus years of outstanding community service at […]

The Santa Monica High School Civil Rights Coalition will hold a historic event in historic Barnum Hall on the Samohi campus on Friday, June 17. After a screening of the most comprehensive documentary film on […]

Prepare to be grabbed by the first sentence in The Lost Mother by acclaimed author Mary McGarry Morris. “They said it was bad for everyone, but nobody else the boy knew had to live in […]

Santa Monica College’s Emeritus College’s 2005 Student Juried Exhibiton, “Natural Impressions,” opened on June 9, and will be on view until August 19 at the Emeritus College Art Gallery. The exhibit will feature an eclectic […]

The Ruskin Group Theatre is branching out. “Triumph of Terror,” an exhibit of paintings by Mark Moseley that derive from classic works but have a contemporary political twist, will open with a reception on Saturday, […]

There hasn’t been a more riveting pair of beautiful people on the big screen since Michelle Pfeiffer paired up with Mel Gibson in Tequila Sunrise. In it, the beauty of the pair fell like a […]

Director of Programming Rachel Rosen, Festival Director Rich Raddon and Film Independent [FIND] Executive Director Dawn Hudson announced the program line-up for the 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival last week. Director Sydney Pollack, who occasionally […]