Arts

Recent releases “Beautiful Boy” and “Tweak” explore the experiences of a young man addicted to crystal meth from two distinct angles: “Tweak” is written by 21-year-old Nic Sheff, an addict himself, while “Beautiful Boy” is penned by his father, journalist David Sheff, who watched his son struggle for many years.

The ancient rhythmic beats of drums play as men and women dance collectively. Music, in this film, is used to unite language, sounds and images from more than 25 countries in “1 Giant Leap.”

Now locals can experience the world music documentary tonight at the Honeymoon Café in Pismo Beach.

Attempting to “examine jazz as an art form,” the San Luis Obispo City/County Library will host a program called “Looking at Jazz” Tuesday evenings from April 8 to May 13. Each of the program’s six two-hour classes from 6 to 8 p.m. will feature a film during the first hour and a discussion during the second hour.

MTV has launched a month-long campaign commemorating the 20th anniversary of the “Yo! MTV Raps” music show’s premiere. The program is praised by much of the hip-hop industry as the first to bring such music to the masses.

The celebration includes all mediums in the MTV network – television, radio, the Internet and mobile phone access – and features new and old “Yo! MTV Raps” programming as retrospective hubs in honor of the program.

Go grab your camera; it’s time to make moves. I’m gonna be famous; watch me blow up YouTube. You, my friend, can be a celebrity. And you don’t have to go get plastic surgery like Fergie, Ashlee Simpson, or Heidi Montag from “The Hills” (don’t ask me how I know that).

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been . well, let’s just call it “a long time” since my last confession, but I really need to get this off my chest: I laughed at a joke about the Pope farting. I laughed hard, and now I’m probably going to hell.

George Clooney returns to directing in ‘Leatherheads’ and a handful of fools go down into creepy caves once again in ‘The Ruins’

Forget about Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain – the biggest election event of the century is coming to the World Rhythm and Motion Center in San Luis Obispo.

For two weekends in April, George W. Bush and a singing nun named Sister Dominiqee-niqee-nique will vie to become the head of the Catholic Church in “POPE II: A Holy, Political, Musical Cabaret.

It’s the beginning of the quarter, and (if your professors know what’s good for them) you probably have a little more time on your hands than you did a few weeks ago. Whatever will you do with the time? I have four ideas for you. If you’re anything like me, you have your few staple TV shows and then whatever happens to be on before or after.

The word on the street was the show would be big, but nothing prepared me for what took place April Fool’s night. Bay Area rapping legend E-40 headlined a show at The Graduate, and I would’ve been a fool not to check it out.

Standing for what seemed like forever in a line that put Disneyland rides to shame, I was finally greeted at the door by security guards with an intrusive frisk and inventory check.

The restaurant is teeming. Every booth and table is filled. Young people, old people, families and couples are all packed into the open, colorful room, eating and chatting. It’s just another Friday night at the sushi bar Sushiya.

“Friday and Saturday nights are always crazy here, just packed,” Sushiya manager Toshio Maruta said.