My postmodern American fiction class this quarter began by reading an author who wrote an essay called "The Literature of Exhaustion." Read more...
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April 21, 9:32 pm
TV Tropes website keeps common media devices fresh
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April 21, 9:30 pm
Reality TV shows follow fad of demographic-based premises
With all of its fist-pumping, hair-spiking, spray-tanning, dance-floor-battling glory, MTV's "Jersey Shore" was an unparalleled success for the network. Read more...
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April 21, 9:17 pm
Fashion Review: Jean Paul Gaultier for Target
French and American tastes could be described as oil and water. Frogs' legs and a penchant for coffee and cigarettes are far removed from the fast-food nation mixed with celebrity pop culture that America may be known for. Read more...
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Psychoanalysts dissect writer’s films
Among Hollywood's so-called "difficult" writers, those who insist upon a level of intellectual effort that isn't required to understand the human-Na'vi conflict, Charlie Kaufman is perhaps uniquely focused on finding new ways to represent psychological reality. In his most successful films "“ "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Adaptation" and "Synecdoche, New York" "“ Kaufman often seems to be thinking out loud, on the screen, as he works through his stories. Read more...
Photo: Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s film, “Synecdoche New York,” stars actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (left) as Caden Cotard, who spends years building a replica of New York City in a warehouse.
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Performances highlight Pilipino culture
In hopes of educating viewers about political issues concerning the Philippines, the Pilipino Performance Night at the Fowler Amphitheater will be highlighting a variety of talents and individuals dedicated to a cause that is close to their roots. With participants that span across campus and beyond, the event is largely a collaborative effort to inform students about the many injustices that are currently occurring and manage to escape mass knowledge. Read more...
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Student’s senior honors thesis hits the stage
Jacqueline Hoang's senior honors thesis quickly became more than a mere school project. Her theatrical adaptation of a John Keats poem became a personal mission in which she invested her time, a great deal of money and all of her effort. Read more...
Photo: Actors Chris Fleischman, Jordan Simkovic, Lisa Douglass and Kyle Blythe will perform this weekend in Jacqueline Hoang’s thesis production of “Lamia,” a Greek tragedy about passion, love and lust. The fourth-year English student’s senior honors thesis is an adaptation of John Keats’ poem of the same name.
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Mural painting ““ live
It is not often that one has the privilege of witnessing art being created live. However, beginning today, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Ethnic Studies at UCLA, a live mural painting by renowned artist Gronk will take place at the Fowler Museum. Read more...