Thursday, July 9

Half-time tone of “˜Blast!’ fails to connect with the audience

For those of you who go to college football games because you love the half-time show, Royce Hall is hosting the perfect show for you. For those of you who demand that the marching band return to the sidelines as soon as you return from the concession stand, you will find that this show gets redundant really quickly. Read more...


Show challenges viewers to confront gray areas of ethics

After pondering what problems led to corporate America’s scandal boom, UCLA’s Michael Josephson thinks it’s ethics. And now he’s helping to plan a preemptive strike. Josephson, a distinguished ethicist, will be a panelist on a groundbreaking new TV show called “Endgame” which will present hypothetical moral dilemmas in order to stimulate discussions on the types of moral choices we are forced to make in every day life. Read more...


Straight to legitimacy

By Howard Ho DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] Some movies live on, literally. Remember “Air Bud,” the movie about the basketball-playing dog? The fourth installment in the series, “Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch,” came out last June. Read more...


Straight to legitimacy

Ana Barredo’s real job is a DVD project manager for Image Entertainment. Her other jobs include writing, directing and producing her video debut “A Real Job,” a romantic comedy about a 38-year-old video store employee and the sparks that fly between him and a customer. Read more...


Jay Bennett hits road with new partner, band and tune

Jay Bennett, multi-instrumentalist, acclaimed session player and producer, and former Wilco member, has a simple attitude toward being a musician. He appreciates it. “It’s a pretty anti-rock ‘n’ roll image probably,” Bennett said in a phone interview. Read more...



Puppeteers stretch talents, inspire fans in performance art show

Move over Ron Jeremy, it’s time for a performance that’ll not only stimulate you visually, but mentally as well. The ancient art of genital origami is on display in the theatrical variety show “The Puppetry of the Penis.” Set against a plain backdrop with few props except for a very malleable appendage, it’s a show glorifying the flexibility of the penis, while also perhaps inspiring others to try it. Read more...