There's a level of notoriety for an artist with first name recognition "“ Michelangelo, Raphael, Frida and more recently, Banksy. Read more...
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The Kinross Avenue mural by Banksy, nicknamed the “Crayola Shooter,” was vandalized.
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February 22, 2:48 am
Happy hours in Culver City for the underaged
Last Thursday was my roommate's 21st birthday. While she went bar-hopping with older friends, my other underage roommate and I watched old episodes of "Skins" while I thought of places we could all go, where she could drink and we could drink Sprite and eat cheap food. Read more...
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February 22, 2:46 am
Alumna Sarah Ahn makes dramatic career change from neuroscientist to interior designer, wins national design contest
With a Ph.D. in neuroscience and more than five years of professional school behind her, alumna Sarah Ahn thought she knew what she wanted to do with her life. Read more...
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Alumna Sarah Ahn won a national contest for her fashion design of the “Perfect Little Black Dress,” to be featured in the Spring collection of Laundry by Shelli Segal.
(Courtesy: Sarah Ahn)
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February 22, 2:44 am
Album Review: "21"
Songs about the ups and downs of love accelerate Adele up to the top of music charts in her newest album "21"
February 22, 2011 – British pop vocalist Adele releases her second album “21,” with influences from the blues and gospel, along with her distinct and powerful vocals. Reporter Wan Wong says the record has its ups and downs.
Read another perspective on “21” here.
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We always knew she had the voice. Read more...
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COLUMBIA RECORDS
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February 18, 12:30 am
Alumnus Justin Yang wins on Chinese dating show ‘Fei Cheng Wu Rao’
The thought of walking into a room full of thousands of foreigners, in front of a criticizing panel of women, may frighten even the toughest or most confident man. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Justin Yang won on the Chinese reality dating show “Fei Cheng Wu Rao (If You Are the One).” Yang only began learning Chinese in college but was able to stand in front of a panel that judged him based on looks and personality. The panel looked at clips of his life in college as well as his show performance.
Courtesy of Justin Yang
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February 18, 12:24 am
Single-minded: _Beats to battle midterm blues_
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February 18, 12:02 am
Screen Scene: “Even the Rain”
History, fiction and reality intertwine in "Even the Rain," which follows a Spanish film production company as they shoot a 16th century New World epic in Bolivia. Read more...
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Credit: VITAGRAPH FILMS