During a time when students are stressing out about finals, UCLA theater students defy the panicked atmosphere by presenting the fruits of their creative works in this weekend’s Theaterfest, an annual festival celebrating plays, both original and published, produced by theater students.

A young girl mysteriously transforming into a crane, a witty trickster trying to become rich, and a ghostly encounter with dead ancestors will appear in a colorful spectacle of actors and puppets, illuminating a piece of Asian culture.

With the advent of TiVo and DVR, traced to the beginnings of the remote control, TV watchers are used to being in control of what they watch. However, the “California Video” exhibit at the Getty Center gives the small screen a life of its own.

When thinking about western sculpture, we tend to visualize the timeless white marble and bronze figures from Greece and Rome, separated from reality by their idealized bodies and beauty.

A restaurant that serves a sauce made of 40 whole garlic cloves as an appetizer might not seem like the perfect place for a first date.

The upcoming drawings exhibition at the Getty Center turns on itself, exposing each piece’s acquisition history as well as its creation.

For those willing to accept the unknown or the unusual, the Museum of Jurassic Technology sets the stage for unexpected encounters.

Last Thursday, Joe Torre, who managed the New York Yankees to four World Series titles, was announced as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which haven’t won the Series for almost 20 years.