While stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett are sure to be front and center for this Sunday’s 79th Annual Academy Awards, those without their own billboards and $10 million paydays may find themselves stationed in front of the television. Read more...
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February 20, 9:00 pm
Starstruck fans join the red carpet extravaganza
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February 20, 9:00 pm
Japanese floral arrangement takes root at UCLA Extension
Students gather in a classroom around their teacher, but rather than hand out a test or begin a lecture, UCLA Extension instructor Kyoko Kassarjian surveys students as they delicately piece together flowers into complex Japanese floral arrangements called Ikebana. Read more...
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February 20, 9:00 pm
Turn down the guilt: piracy doesn’t kill sales
I remember the day I first discovered that music could be downloaded for free on the Internet. I even remember the first song I ever downloaded: “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down. Read more...
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February 20, 9:00 pm
Grizzly Bear coming to UCLA Thursday
The last time Grizzly Bear played at UCLA, the performance consisted of a short-lived set at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse in 2004. “It was one of the most hilarious shows we did,” said Daniel Rossen, who shares songwriting duties and plays guitar for the indie rock band Grizzly Bear. Read more...
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February 20, 9:00 pm
Book Review: “Rules for Straight Men”
“Rules for Straight Men” Steven Jett Airleaf Publishing & Book Selling, LLC It’s hard to know what to expect when diving into a book titled “Rules for Straight Men.” Will it be a strict set of guidelines for me to follow for success in the world of heterosexual dating? Read more...
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February 19, 9:03 pm
Archiving Oscar
The granddaughter of Michael Curtiz was unsuccessful in her search for footage of her grandfather winning the Best Director Oscar in 1944 for “Casablanca.” But, interested in any memento of the grandfather she never knew, she was happy when UCLA alumna, and now curator of the Academy Awards show footage, Heather Sabin was able to scrounge up a radio broadcast of Curtiz’s voice. Read more...
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February 19, 9:02 pm
Chemicals: the cure for cancer and claustrophobia
It’s dark and I can’t breathe. I’m trapped in a shadowy coffin. I can’t find the lights. Claustrophobia sets in. I’m trying to find the switch to light the room to start the machine that I’m inside of …. Read more...