At 20, Topher Grace dropped out of USC to star on the hit TV show "That '70s Show." During that time he also pursued a movie career, starring in both "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" and "In Good Company" in 2004. Read more...
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Topher Grace will present his new ’80s-themed movie, “Take Me Home Tonight,” at a free CEC sneak screening tonight in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
These days, we expect all our newfangled gadgets to multi-task. But some students prefer old-school technology, and they're not alone "“ USA Today reports that the fastest-selling music format last year was records. Daily Bruin Film and TV Editor Alex Goodman finds out that there are lots of things you can do with vinyl. [2:32]
"Long Story Short: Old-school vinyl records aren’t going out of style"Chris Walker began collecting the Pink Floyd discography on vinyl when he was a freshman in high school. Read more...
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Fourth-year linguistics and philosophy student Taylor Inouye has a collection of about 60 or 70 records. Inouye was initiated into the vinyl culture when his brother bought him a record player for a high school graduation gift.
Lady Gaga has made a name for herself as a trailblazer in pop music "“ wearing a dress made of meat has a way of doing that. But recently she’s found herself in a sticky situation with her latest single, “Born This Way.” Critics contend Gaga is copying Madonna. But reporter Melissa Chiong explains that it’s only recently that we’ve been begun expecting originality from our artists. [4:05]
"Long Story Short: For Lady Gaga and others, is a little imitation all that bad?"In 1968, Andy Warhol predicted that, "in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." The quote spoke knowingly to the ephemeral nature of celebrity in this culture, its fickleness and its shallowness. Read more...
As the connection crackled, the articulate voice coming over the line did not sound like that of a world-renowned rock star. Read more...
Most people can tell you Lebanon is situated in the Middle East. Some might even know its political role in the region. But few can probably talk about the Lebanese people and culture as distinct from other cultures of the region. Read more...
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Members of the Lebanese Social Club practice for their upcoming Culture Night performance, which takes place this Saturday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
I was perfectly ready to live on campus for my second year. The housing application was turned in; my roommate and I were already planning where the television and general awesomeness would be. Read more...
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Music is a prevalent aspect of the college lifestyle. The question, then, is whether students think deeply on their music, or rock out mindlessly. Read more...
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MC Geologic of the Blue Scholars performed at the 2008 Experience Music Project Pop Conference. This year, the conference will be held for the first time at UCLA beginning today in Schoenberg and continuing in Royce Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Guests include Moby and author Chuck Klosterman.
Credit: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT
