Before "Parks and Recreation" caps its third season with a double episode on Thursday, leaving us to wallow in the inter-season gloom, let's take a few moments to appreciate what should someday retire to the pantheon of classic sitcoms. Read more...
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Amy Poehler (center) stars as idealistic government employee Leslie Knope in NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.” The show’s third season ends on Thursday.
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At a weekend rehearsal for "Thank You, Mr. Falker" at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica, Professor Gary Gardner took direction from his students. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Nick Tubbs plays Mr. Falker, the teacher at the center of the Morgan-Wixson Theatre production “Thank You, Mr. Falker,” based on a children’s book.
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"Hesher" is one of those indie flicks that seems like it was made to please by being unpleasant. Read more...
"Bridesmaids" is not a chick flick. It's not "The Hangover" with heels, as some critics have called it. Read more...
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Second-year political science student Raquel Saxe had flown to New Orleans this past fall for a Jewish convention when a chance encounter led her to meet several people connected to Jewish hip-hop artists Y-Love and Diwon. Read more...
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Jewish hip-hop artists Yitzchak “Y-Love” Jordan and Diwon will be performing at the Jewish Leadership Council’s benefit concert Above the Noise Sunday.
Courtesy of Raquel Saxe
Ava Dobrzynska wants the world to know that she is more than just an ovarian cancer survivor "“ she's an artist and dancer with an insatiable appetite for life. Read more...
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Fourth-year psychology student Ava Dobrzynska is the creator of “The Beauty in Surviving” art gala, a fundraising event that will educate attendees on the dangers of cancer and will display art by “The Simpsons” director Chuck Sheetz. The gala will be held at the Fowler Museum today, and proceeds from the event will go to benefit the American Cancer Society.
For many of us, superficiality has been inescapable since preschool. The reality singing competition "The Voice" is like going through the first week of classes without anyone paying attention to what you're wearing. Read more...
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NBC’s newest reality show “The Voice” is a singing competition in which professional singers mentor and critique contestants competing for a record deal.
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