Those who own recent incarnations of the iPod should not be in any rush to buy the fifth-generation iPod Nano. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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September 28, 12:38 am
Tech Review: iPod Nano
Arts, Music
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September 25, 5:50 pm
Screen Scene: David Crowder Band
There is a time and a place to preach to the choir. Yesterday evening, the preacher was the David Crowder Band, and the choir was the crowd of praise-music enthusiasts who took over Hollywood's Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard. Read more...
Arts, Music
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September 24, 9:49 pm
Soothing tunes to smooth out fall quarter stress
As fall quarter gets started and midterms begin long before the middle of the term, music can set a relaxing mood amid the stress. While a classic "Moonlight Sonata" always aids focus and eases a worried mind, sometimes the studying playlist needs updating. Here are some choice songs to listen to while cramming for exams or writing the first paper of the quarter. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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September 24, 9:47 pm
Screen Scene: Disgrace
Profoundly disturbing yet compelling, "Disgrace" unabashedly confronts a vast array of controversies and taboos. Its intensity derives from the film's desire to be deeply affecting. The film is successful in evoking a myriad of emotions; however, the intensity and its lack of a concentrated focus may prevent it from getting the viewership it deserves. Read more...
Photo: “Disgrace” Steve Jacobs fortissimo films
Arts, Film & TV
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September 24, 9:41 pm
Screen Scene: Coco Before Chanel
Dark, depressing, yet magnetic, "Coco avant Chanel," as it is known in its original French language, delivered a deeper glance of Coco Chanel as a person rather than her fashion empire. Read more...
Photo: “Coco Before Chanel” Anne Fontaine sony pictures classics
Arts, Music
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September 24, 12:58 am
Billy Talent brings its ’90s edge from Toronto
Our red-and-white-clad neighbors to the north have provided us with many a musical anomaly over the years, all having become subject to varying levels of fame (and infamy) in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Canadian pop-punk group Billy Talent, which has reached platinum status in Canada, will be performing at the Henry Fonda Theater on Saturday as part of their first U.S. headlining tour.
Arts
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September 24, 12:50 am
Theater holds “˜Fame’ talent contest
Television shows such as "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" have added a dose of much-needed reality to the sexed-up, extreme pull the world of fame seems to have on our generation. Read more...