Over the past two decades, novelist, journalist, television writer and magazine writer, A.M. Homes has given a provocative critique on American society in the digital age. Read more...
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(Courtesy of Marion Ettlinger)
Arts, Film & TV
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October 8, 10:46 pm
Graduate students’ short film “˜Prom Night’ wins Sprite Films’ Green Ribbon Panel Award
With lights dimmed and popcorn in hand, unsuspecting audience members in screenings of "Lincoln" and "Breaking Dawn Part 2" are in for a double feature this fall. Read more...
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UCLA graduate students Simon Savelyev and Steven Huffaker were recently chosen as Green Ribbon Panel Award winners for their short film “Prom Night,” to be screened in theaters nationwide.
Arts, Arts Columns
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October 8, 12:06 am
_Live from Cork:_ Ireland proves to be source of musical talent across the pond
While I am spending the semester studying at University College Cork (known as UCC), I'm not living on campus. Instead, I'm living down the River Lee a ways, in the city center. Read more...
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Elly O’Keeffe performing at Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork, Ireland.
Arts, Film & TV
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October 7, 11:59 pm
Television Review: 'Nashville'
Hey y'all, America's television screens are about to get a lil' more country. Read more...
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Actress Connie Britton arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sept. 23 in Los Angeles.
Arts, Film & TV
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October 7, 11:52 pm
Spielberg, Tarantino, Apatow lead fall film releases
After the summer superhero takeover, fall brings with it a slew of new dramas and comedies ready to grace cinema screens. Read more...
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In “Les Miserables,” to be released Dec. 25, Hugh Jackman plays ex-convict-turned-mayor Jean Valjean, a man who struggles to maintain a clean record.
Arts
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October 5, 1:05 am
Mahmood Farooqui brings Indian performace art of dastangoi to UCLA
After dastangoi's disappearance over 80 years ago, Mahmood Farooqui wants to resurrect the lost Indian performance art form. Read more...
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Dastangoi was once the thriving art of Urdu storytelling in India. Its last great practitioner died in 1928, but it has recently regained critical acclaim due to the work of distinguished scholar, filmmaker and performance artist, Mahmood Farooqui. He will be performing “Dastangoi: The Lost Art of Story-telling” at Fowler Museum today at 6 p.m.
courtesy of RICHARD COHEN
Arts, Music
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October 5, 1:00 am
Soundbite: "Other Worlds"
If the cover art for Taken By Trees' new album "Other Worlds," which shows a girl holding a conch shell to her ear against a dreamy ocean backdrop, is any indication, the album is sure to be a soundtrack for relaxation. Read more...