What’s the most bizarre, wacky museum you’ve visited? Read more...
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Melody Liao
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October 4, 12:55 am
UCLA Game Lab launches its first live-action role-playing event
Moustachia, Mistress of the Night, is a sultry individual who isn't afraid to leave a little extra hair under her arms, or anywhere else for that matter. Read more...
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October 4, 12:52 am
”˜Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,’ there goes good reality TV
As I sit in front of the tube scrolling through the guide, it's the iconic voice of Chandler from "Friends" that goes ringing through my head, asking "could there BE anymore reality TV?" Read more...
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“Top Chef Masters” winner Marcus Samuelsson owns the Red Rooster Harlem restaurant in New York City. This summer he released his fourth book, “Yes, Chef: A Memoir.”
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 4, 12:49 am
Live theater performances this fall include plays ranging from romance to dark comedy
If there's one thing to put on a Los Angeles bucket list, watching a live theater performance can definitely add a bit of refinement to the typical prerequisites of going to Diddy Riese and watching a football game. Read more...
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“Build” will play at the Geffen Playhouse.
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October 3, 1:31 am
Q&A: Comedian Sean O’Connor to perform stand-up show at UCLA
For some, being funny comes easily. For others, it’s better to sit back and laugh at those who inherit the trait of being naturally hilarious. Tonight, Los Angeles-based comedian Sean O’Connor will perform as part of the Campus Events Commission’s speaker series. The event will open with a performance by Paige Weldon and Robin Higgins of UCLA’s Stand-Up Comedy Club. Daily Bruin’s Marjorie Yan spoke to O’Connor about his style of humor, when he realized he wanted to become a comedian and his career highlights thus far. Read more...
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Campus Events Commission presents comedian Sean O’Connor (with special opening by UCLA’s Stand-Up Comedy Club) at the Charles E. Young Grand Salon in Kerckhoff Hall today at 8 p.m.
Arts, Film & TV
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October 3, 1:27 am
Movie Review: Frankenweenie
The common and morbid fascination with reanimating the dead takes on a cute yet creepy twist in Tim Burton's new film "Frankenweenie." Though it isn't among Burton's most creative ideas, it takes the audience to a stylistically unprecedented claymation world. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 3, 1:20 am
Q&A: Paul Abramson is professor by day, punk rock star by night
Dressed in a button-down shirt, tie and blue jeans, Paul Abramson, a UCLA professor of psychology, looks like a typical lecturer, but his hidden talent for punk rock definitely sets him apart. Read more...
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Paul Abramson, a professor of psychology at UCLA, is the lead vocalist of the punk band Crying 4 Kafka. The band has recently composed songs, including “Run Frank Run” and “Holy Roller,” with Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck. The band will play at the Roxy Theatre today.