My roommate and I were sitting at the kitchen table in our apartment while one of our other roommates sat on the floor, clicking feverishly on her computer mouse. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 7, 12:07 am
B-sides: _It’s time to give country music a chance_
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 7, 12:01 am
Theater Review: "Next Fall"
Despite such conventions, the Geffen Playhouse's newest production "Next Fall" offers a sad, yet hopeful meditation on the way people's obsession with overarching life philosophies often distracts them from the life they are living "“ a message the audience may ironically (or fittingly) miss if it becomes blindsided by its own premature assumptions about the play. Read more...
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Courtesy of Michael Lamont
Arts, Film & TV
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November 4, 12:18 am
Q&A: Kal Penn
UCLA alumnus Kal Penn returns to the film franchise of "Harold and Kumar" with "A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas," opening in theaters today. Penn spoke with the Daily Bruin's Teresa Jue on UCLA's North and South Campus tension, what his parents think about Kumar and pursuing his various careers, from working in the White House to being a university professor. Read more...
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Courtesy of Warner Bros.
JOHN CHO as Harold and KAL PENN as Kumar in New Line Cinema’s and Mandate Pictures comedy A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Arts, Music
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November 4, 12:02 am
Banjo legend Earl Scruggs to perform at Royce Hall with Merle Jagger in UCLA Live concert
Few musicians can claim to have altered the course of an instrument's history. Read more...
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Courtesy of Nashville Portraits
87-year-old bluegrass banjo virtuoso Earl Scruggs will be performing at Royce Hall on Saturday with special guest Merle Jagger in a concert presented by UCLA Live. “Scruggs-style” picking, a technique used by the majority of banjo players, will be featured in the concert.
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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November 3, 11:51 pm
Global Grub: _Columnist ventures to a British pub that falls short in authenticity_
When you walk into an English pub, Sunday Night Football probably shouldn't be playing on the flat screens. Read more...
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Westwood Village features several Persian cuisines.
Arts
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November 3, 11:45 pm
Ragtime spirit to liven up event hosted by Ballroom Dance Club, International Folk Dance Club
The 1920s consisted of a social revolution that established new freedoms for Americans, pushed boundaries and was fueled by a drive for change. Read more...
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On Saturday, the Ballroom Dance Club and International Folk Dance Club are hosting the Sixth Annual Semi-formal at the Westside Jewish Community Center Auditorium in Los Angeles. Attendees have the opportunity to learn 1920s ragtime-inspired dances from UCLA alumni James Zimmer and Cynthia Harper.
Arts, Film & TV
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November 3, 12:42 am
Gone With the Wind Remixed
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is breaking new ground with an innovative interdisciplinary course. The class, which involves both the theater and film, television and digital media departments of TFT, will eventually create an entirely new production inspired by the iconic work called "Gone With the Wind Remixed." Read more...