In the third week of “Big Brother 3,” things heated up considerably. And we’re not just talking about what was cookin’ in the kitchen.
Here’s what happened:
THURSDAY, JULY 18. The first “live” episode of the season proved to be as dazzling as we had hoped. Host Julie Chen demonstrated, beyond reasonable doubt, that she is an [...]

For most music listeners, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is synonymous with gnarled guitar distortion. Similarly, current pop favorites Weezer built a career out of a penchant for a fuzzy, disciplined musical racket. Ultimately, both bands owe their legacies, in part at least, to Sonic Youth.
After all, Sonic Youth is the band that perfected and [...]

The hottest thing about the Flaming Lips has always been their name. Their music is best described with a cooler, calmer tone.
While they may not be all that sizzling, the Lips are best known for their sonic depth and scope. And the best thing about their latest cut, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” is their [...]

First things first: Big, sloppy thank-yous to all the Roxy readers who checked in to make sure Ms. Sass hadn’t retired to greener pastures after her absence last week. Actually, it was quite the opposite. Starved for the stuff that truly sexy columns are made of, I decided to take a break from the business [...]

“Waking Life,” a mind-bending animated feature from Richard Linklater, alternates between innovative brilliance and mind-numbing pretension, but its combination of beautiful imagery with rambling, didactic dialogue is impossible to forget.
The film consists of loose vignettes: talkative, (pseudo-) intellectuals lecture the nameless protagonist (Wiley Wiggins) on topics like existentialism, evolution and the corporate-controlled state. Interspersed with [...]

If you’re reading this, odds are that you’re older than the target audience for “Stuart Little 2″ but younger than the chaperones of said audience.
But don’t be so skeptical.
“Stuart Little 2″ isn’t that bad. In fact, it is quite good. While the first “Stuart Little” was targeted solely at the younger audience, it is clear [...]

To say that “Austin Powers in Goldmember” never climaxes is an understatement.
In his third time around, the international man of mystery returns without a luscious heroine to rescue or a new comedic path to pursue. He is, in short, a character without a mission — brought back as a masturbatory remembrance of two prior films [...]

Imagine waking up at 7:00 am to a cold, bug-infested cabin two hours away from much of anything. The cabin’s toilet has flooded the bathroom twice in the past two days and your hands are dyed fifteen different colors thanks to the previous day’s art project. Calls of “Good morning guys. It’s time to get [...]

Walking through the halls of a Stanford coed residence, a visitor may perceive the University as a model community of gender equity. Indeed, Stanford prides itself on the fact that it has been coed since its founding in 1891.
Step into a classroom, however, and a visitor will discover a jarring fact: While the students represent [...]

Perfect California weather greeted the international field of athletes at the 2002 World Pentathlon Championships, held on the Stanford campus July 17 through July 22.
Over 250 athletes from over 40 countries competed for the title of the world’s greatest sportsman and sportswoman.
The grueling event consists of equestrian jumping, pistol shooting, fencing, swimming and running, all [...]