If you are looking for proof of the link between fashion and revolution, simply consider the significance of a basic t-shirt that reads, "Legalize L.A." or a canvas bag stamped with "Go Green." It is this idea of upheaval, transformation and change that has inspired the annual Fashion and Student Trends fashion show, "Catalyst." Read more...
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May 24, 9:18 pm
Bite into history, art of sandwiches from L.A. delis
Hot roast beef dripping with its own juices; a pile of Italian meat drenched in dressings and vegetables; the humble coupling of peanut butter and jelly. Read more...
Photo: Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery is famous for its Godmother sandwich, which boasts five different kinds of meat. This Santa Monica deli has been serving Angelenos since 1925, with the Godmother sandwich hitting the menu in 1952.
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May 23, 10:17 pm
Rarely seen Java fabrics on display at Fowler
Through batik, a painstaking process of hand-drawn wax design and dipping dye, traditional Indonesian cloths are bathed in rich color and patterned with plumes of flora, fauna and abstract design. Read more...
Photo: Textiles such as this 1930s skirt cloth are among the 19th and 20th century batiks on display at the Fowler Museum’s exhibition, “Courtly and Urban Batik from Java.” The diagonal contrasting patterns of this skirt allowed it to be worn two different ways.
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May 23, 10:14 pm
Weekend Review: “The Shout Out Louds”
Under the foggy haze of the stage lights at Koreatown's El Rey Theatre on May 20, Swedish imports Shout Out Louds took the stage on the last leg of its North American tour. Read more...
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May 19, 9:09 pm
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros rock out Royce Hall
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are coming to UCLA, so get ready "“ if you managed to get tickets. Read more...
Photo: Ten-piece band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will be performing songs from their debut album, “Up from Below,” in a sold-out Royce Hall tonight at 8 p.m.
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May 18, 9:01 pm
“˜Street Fighter’ still draws fans, crowds
It's 7 p.m., and though Ackerman Union lies dim and deserted for the most part, an unexpectedly large crowd has gathered in Game On! with dozens of people already congregated inside and more trickling in as the evening wears on. Read more...
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May 17, 10:20 pm
Vegan diet increases in popularity
Today, "Clueless" darling Alicia Silverstone calls it "The Kind Diet." Now rewind back to 1944, when Donald Watson coined this term, "vegan." In November of that year, Watson founded The Vegan Society and shook up the vegetarian revolution with a new lifestyle completely free of animal products. Read more...
Photo: The Veggie Grill’s “All Hail Kale Salad” includes marinated kale and red cabbage, roasted corn salsa and agave-roasted walnuts with a ginger-papaya vinaigrette. There is also an option to add blackened chicken.