The start of a new year always holds a feeling of excitement in anticipation of what is to come, from personal events waiting to be experienced to the release of the albums that create the soundtracks of people’s lives. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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December 27, 9:01 pm
Movie review: ‘Les Misérables’
In the midst of a holiday season centered on cheer and merriment, some moviegoing audiences will instead find themselves on the brink of sobbing alongside characters like Fantine in the latest film adaption of the musical phenomenon “Les Misérables.” Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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December 9, 11:24 pm
Caffe Luxxe founders brew cozy communities over coffee
If there's anything politics and coffee shops have in common, it's that they both encourage long conversations that never seem to end. Read more...
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Co-founders of Caffe Luxxe, Gary Chau (left) and Mark Wain (right), were inspired by cozy European coffee communities. Chau operates marketing, while Wain focuses on production.
Arts, Music
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December 9, 11:24 pm
Q&A: Alum Jarell Perry breaking into R&B scene
Inspired does not seem to cut it. It's not really possible to be in two places at once, but R&B artist and UCLA alumnus Jarell Perry gets pretty close, every single day. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Jarell Perry is an L.A.-based R&B artist whose most recent credits include Fat Joe’s comeback single, “Another Round.” Perry is set to release his album “Strange Things” early next year.
Arts, Music
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December 9, 11:17 pm
Doctor by day, folk-rock artist by night
Some kids grow up with aspirations of becoming a doctor, while others dream of writing and recording their own music to set free upon the world. Read more...
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UCLA alum Garrett Sawyer (Dr. Gary Garshfield) is an O.C.-based folk-rock artist. His album “Chronicles and Vanity,” will be released early next year.
Arts
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December 5, 11:20 pm
Whisper app builds community through shared secrets
A burning secret forms in her head as she grabs her cell phone and begins to search for a photograph. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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December 5, 11:17 pm
Second City’s “˜A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!’ makes light of the Christmas classic
Christmastime is here again and, as expected, the stereotypical songs, movies and plays are dusted off and returned to the public view. Read more...
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Courtesy of Center Theatre Group