Saturday, August 1


Rhythm and blues

  Daily Bruin File Photo Billy Higgins performs a jazz number at a concert in Royce Hall last year. He died Thursday at the age of 64. Read more...


College graduate breaks even with comical diary

  Villard Books Angela Nissel is the author of "The Broke Diaries." By Andrea Dingman Daily Bruin Contributor Being broke pays. Angela Nissel might not be putting her medical anthropology degree from the University of Pennsylvania to much use, but she’s already made quite a name for herself as the author of “The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke,” just released from Villard Books. Read more...


Shakespeare play continues to charm

  Mindas Robert Standley, left, and Jeff Charlton star in the Actors Co-op presentation of Shakespeare’s "As You Like It." By Kristen Lara Daily Bruin Contributor Long before the likes of “Notting Hill” and “Pretty Woman,” William Shakespeare engaged his audiences with a multi-faceted romantic comedy that continues to charm audiences today. Read more...



SOUNDBITES

   Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals “Live From Mars” Virgin Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals “Live From Mars” Virgin Never has a concert been this cheap, enduring or universally performed. Read more...


Rhythm nations

  UCLA world arts and culture graduate student Joanna Ursal dances with a fan in her WorldFest performance Monday. The festivities will continue throughout the remainder of the week. Read more...