There is something profoundly sad-sounding about "The King of Limbs," as if the band recorded the album while trapped in a remote fortress made of ice and snow. Read more...
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King of Limbs
Arts, Music
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March 29, 1:05 am
REVIEW TITLE: "Gimme Some"
Anxious longtime fans of Peter Bjorn and John can breathe a sigh of relief. When the band released "Writer's Block," the album's joyful music, complete with whistling and clapping, attracted large numbers of fans to the band's ranks. Read more...
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Credit: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Arts, Arts Columns
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March 28, 12:59 am
POP PSYCHOLOGY: _Hollywood, ever optimistic, reassures us that there is life after graduation_
Today is the first day of my last quarter at UCLA. Eleven weeks from now, this university will release me, publicly, wearing a flat black square on my head, into the real world. Read more...
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The 2009 film “Adventureland,” directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, presents one take on life after college.
Credit: MIRAMAX FILMS
Arts, Film & TV
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March 28, 12:56 am
UCLA graduate student Brian Odegaard wins $11,000 on “˜Wheel of Fortune’ after a lifetime of following the show
Since the age of three, a young Brian Odegaard living in Minnesota religiously watched the "Wheel of Fortune," wishing one day to spin the infamous wheel. Read more...
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Psychology graduate student Brian Odegaard competed on “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, winning $11,000 in prize money.
Credit: WHEEL OF FORTUNE PUBLICITY AND PROMOTIONS
Arts, Music
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March 28, 12:52 am
Photographs in “˜Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World’ exhibition reveal jazz’s instrumental role in defining America abroad.
Though the cliche is a tired one, a picture is worth a thousand words. With a furrowed brow, Louis Armstrong leans back with his trumpet, his cheeks filled with air. Read more...
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“Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World,” an exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum, features photographs of jazz legends traveling around the world. Count Basie, pictured above, rehearses the popular Burmese song, “Emerald Dusk,” in Rangoon, Burma in 1971.
Credit: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LIBRARIES, FAYETTEVILLE
Arts, Film & TV
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March 27, 4:02 pm
Movie Review: 'Potiche' fails to charm even with French stars Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu
“Potiche” starts with Catherine Deneuve in lurid red sweatpants, three ever-classy adidas stripes snaking down her legs, jogging in a park. She stops her exercise to coo at the wildlife around her, emitting oohs and aahs at deer and birds, seemingly enthralled. She finds one squirrel so captivating that she pens a short poem about it on the spot Read more...
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MUSIC BOX FILMS
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March 25, 2:42 pm
Screen Scene: "Sucker Punch"
When Zack Snyder unveiled the trailer for “Sucker Punch,” his first original film, at Comic-Con last summer, eager fans were on board with his rendition of girl power and curious about the themes the film would explore, even if others were rolling their eyes. Read more...
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Credit: WARNER BROS.