Sunday, May 10

POP PSYCHOLOGY: ‘Glee’ plot pitches flat with theme episodes

The magical thing about writing fiction, in any medium, is that you can make things up. Read more...

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Chord Overstreet and Dianna Agron play Sam Evans and Quinn Fabray, respectively, in Fox’s hit show “Glee.” The show follows a high school glee club dealing with their position at the bottom of the social ladder, complete with songs.

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After Dark: feel the beat

"Guta-guta-guta-guta-gu-ta-clap." It's the beat that means something is about to start. Read more...

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Anna Li Sze Yin, an international student specializing in finance, left, and the rest of the West African drum class meet at the John Wooden Center every Wednesday evening to practice with J. Fredrick Jones, a veteran dancer and drummer.



Movie Review: “RED”

While Bruce Willis has never exactly been known for his high-class acting skills, he is back to kicking butt as usual in his role as former CIA agent Frank Moses in Robert Schwentke's film "Red," adapted from DC Comics. Read more...

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SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT


Insomniac Cinema! screens iconic sci-fi films in Westwood theaters

Although the Village Theatre's marquee boasts the latest Katherine Heigl film, "Life As We Know It," it was not the movie midnight attendees came for on Saturday. Read more...

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A small crowd attends a midnight screening of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” at the Village Theatre in Westwood as part of Insomniac Cinema!’s weekly series.


Dipping into Salsa

Salsa is a dance of speed and intensity "“ the two dancers' arms tangle in a twist of turns, hips moving to the beat of the music. Read more...

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Arturo Medrano-Soto, a researcher at UCLA, and Laura Saldarriaga, a fifth-year graduate chemistry student, practice salsa in Bruin Plaza.


Fire in the kitchen: _A semi-dangerous experiment pays off with French sandwich_

Food safety isn't a joke. While making my dish "“ croque madame, a traditional French sandwich with egg, I may have pushed not only myself, but also my source to the fine line between edible and mildly dangerous. Read more...

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The croque madame, a French sandwich made primarily of ham, cheese and egg is a fast and easy dish to make. While the sauce is traditionally mayonnaise, a chutney can be substituted and tomatoes added to enhance the taste of the filling meal.