Thursday, October 15

POP PSYCHOLOGY: _Compared to Radiohead’s less-hyped career, Lady Gaga’s too-bright star may burn out quickly_

Long Story Short: For Lady Gaga and others, is a little imitation all that bad?

Lady Gaga has made a name for herself as a trailblazer in pop music "“ wearing a dress made of meat has a way of doing that. But recently she’s found herself in a sticky situation with her latest single, “Born This Way.” Critics contend Gaga is copying Madonna. But reporter Melissa Chiong explains that it’s only recently that we’ve been begun expecting originality from our artists. [4:05]

"Long Story Short: For Lady Gaga and others, is a little imitation all that bad?"

In 1968, Andy Warhol predicted that, "in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." The quote spoke knowingly to the ephemeral nature of celebrity in this culture, its fickleness and its shallowness. Read more...



Lebanese Social Club hopes to break Middle Eastern stereotypes in annual culture show

Most people can tell you Lebanon is situated in the Middle East. Some might even know its political role in the region. But few can probably talk about the Lebanese people and culture as distinct from other cultures of the region. Read more...

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Members of the Lebanese Social Club practice for their upcoming Culture Night performance, which takes place this Saturday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon.



Experience Music Project Pop Conference tunes in to issues of music, money

Music is a prevalent aspect of the college lifestyle. The question, then, is whether students think deeply on their music, or rock out mindlessly. Read more...

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MC Geologic of the Blue Scholars performed at the 2008 Experience Music Project Pop Conference. This year, the conference will be held for the first time at UCLA beginning today in Schoenberg and continuing in Royce Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Guests include Moby and author Chuck Klosterman.

Credit: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT



Graduate student recognized for her cinematography

A man in a black suit stands paralyzed in the middle of a deserted, wet asphalt road. He stares catatonically offscreen, beyond the green, yet glum fields that frame either side of the road. Read more...

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Cinematographer Dagmar Weaver-Madsen won the A. Fraker Student Heritage Award for “The Absence.” (courtesy of Alex DeMille)