Louisiana's lush creeks provide a magical backdrop for the dark tale of family scandal, drama and witchcraft of the 1997 film "Eve's Bayou." Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 18, 12:50 am
UCLA lecturer’s directorial debut, ‘Eve’s Bayou,’ surpasses race film archetypes
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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November 18, 12:49 am
Fire in the Kitchen: _A grandmother’s Persian stew, a woman’s hobby, and my oranges_
In January 2009, Sanam Lamborn was bored out of her mind for the very first time. Read more...
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The recipe for khorest narengee, a Persian stew, was sent in by Los Angeles food blogger Sanam Lamborn. The dish is made with chicken, oranges, carrots, onions, lemon juice and spice, and is served with rice.
Arts, Music
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November 17, 2:02 am
RUSSIAN POP CZAR
From halfway across the world, a single music fan is doing his part to build localized music scenes in Russia, a country with a music scene ravaged by piracy. Read more...
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David MacFadyen, professor of Slavic languages and literatures, created and maintains the website “Far from Moscow.” The site gathers music by artists throughout Eastern Europe, including not only Russia but also the Baltic nations, Belarus and Ukraine.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 17, 1:30 am
Alumna Gwendoline Yeo emphasizes family dynamics in her one-woman show ‘Laughing With My Mouth Wide Open’
Typically, doctors don't prescribe laughter when you're ill.
However, according to Gwendoline Yeo, a '97 UCLA alumna who has guest starred on "Desperate Housewives" and has done voice work for "Family Guy," laughter is the best medicine. Read more...
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Alumna Gwendoline Yeo plays the Chinese zither in her theatrical debut, “Laughing With My Mouth Wide Open” at the El
Centro Theatre. Yeo plays a total of 12 different characters in the semi-autobiographical one-woman performance.
courtesy of ZUZANA KENDROVA
Arts
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November 17, 1:09 am
J. Paul Getty Museum’s exhibition ‘Imagining the Past in France, 1250-1500’ features historical French manuscripts from Middle Ages
These days, famous lines such as "let them eat cake" have made cultural icons out of historical figures like Marie Antoinette "“ despite the fact that they are historically false. Read more...
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“Imagining the Past in France, 1250-1500″ features a rare collection of historical French manuscripts, created with
tempera on parchment. The exhibition will be on display at the J.
Paul Getty Center through Feb. 6, 2011.
Arts, Arts Columns
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November 17, 12:55 am
Fashion or Whatever: _Blogging is easy way to show personal fashion style_
When Yvan Rodic of the fashion blog Face Hunter came to UCLA as part of a Fashion and Student Trends event on Nov. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 17, 12:48 am
School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Alex Cox to visit UCLA to teach master class, screen his films at Billy Wilder Theater
Once, at a party, UCLA professor and former dean of the School of Theater, Film and Television Robert Rosen turned to someone and said that if he were sitting in a studio and had a million dollars to give to someone, anyone, to do something creative, he would give it to Alex Cox. Read more...
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Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb star as Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen in the film directed by Alex Cox, a UCLA alumnus.
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