“Leatherheads,” George Clooney’s third directorial effort, is a love letter to the good old days – the ones when the dames had moxie, the movies had a madcap energy and professional football was unfettered by pesky “rules.”

The Lineup

1. Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci star in “Conspiracy,” a thriller set during the 1942 meeting in which Hitler’s Final Solution was drawn up in detail. Check it out at 7 p.m. Thursday, as Arts & Lectures brings this critically acclaimed film by director Frank Pierson to Campbell Hall.

Drinking Livens Up Homework Hell

UCSB: U Can Study Buzzed. We’ve all heard the joke acronym referencing our innate abilities to party hard while obtaining a great education. How exactly can one “study buzzed?” Is it even effective? Once again, I’ve used myself as the guinea pig and put the drinking to the test.

I’ll Have the Cream of Some Young Guy

I’m a big fan of the On the Menu section of the Nexus, mostly because it’s provided more than a few locations for Weatherdates. Trust me people, you suggest some of the obscure restaurants profiled in OTM and you’ll not only seem classy, but exotically well rounded as well.

Miss Saigon

Want a break from same old Isla Visa flavor? Dive into a bowl of pho at one of these lesser-known local Vietnamese eateries.

Nicki’s Nifty News: Mommy to the Rescue

After yesterday’s career fair, I’m really considering my options for my future. I’m mostly having qualms about my college degree. I was aiming for political science, but now I’m thinking of focusing on an MRS degree.