By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor Although a Latino explosion of sorts set the music industry on fire last year, a similar outbreak has yet to take the film world by storm. Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Capturing Culture
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May 15, 9:00 pm
Net Scapes
Do It Yourself www.doityourself.com For those of you living in an old broken-down apartment or dorm, doityourself.com is the Web site to visit. With the slogan, “When You Want It Done Right … DoItYourself.com,” it offers an amazing wealth of information ranging from the mundane to the marvelous, regarding home and garden-related problems and projects. Read more...
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May 15, 9:00 pm
Fans wild over band’s lighthearted style
By Judy Pak and Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributors Most of the people who turned up at the Great Western Forum filling the capacity on Friday night weren’t even born when Bad Religion formed in 1980. Read more...
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May 15, 9:00 pm
Riches of the Indies
By Laura Loh Daily Bruin Contributor Last week, the Regent Theatre played “28 Days” and the Plaza showed “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas”. But that’s not the kind of fare these two Westwood movie theaters were originally intended to show when they were built by the Laemmle arthouse group in 1966. Read more...
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May 15, 9:00 pm
Sweeps prepare viewers for summer hibernation
By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s crunch time for prime time. With the summer hiatus just on the horizon, May sweeps represents the last-ditch attempt to lure loyal viewers to watch their favorite characters either tie up loose ends, or leave them with cliffhangers. Read more...
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May 15, 9:00 pm
Ethnic showcase highlights Pilipino heritage
By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff Dancers spun in circles, avoiding massive bamboo logs. A group of washerwomen fell into a bickering paddle game when one of their numbers catches the attention of a male suitor, only to have said male break in to rescue his beloved. Read more...
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May 14, 9:00 pm
“˜Shockheaded Peter’ tales provide sinfully good time
By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor “Shockheaded Peter” is billed as a junk opera, and there really is no better analogy for the play. Based on the classic 18th century didactic German storybook “Struwwelpeter” by Heinrich Hoffmann, the play presents a rogue’s gallery of naughty children, bullies, thumb-suckers, and kids who play with matches. Read more...