Wednesday, April 22


Mahmood Farooqui brings Indian performace art of dastangoi to UCLA

After dastangoi's disappearance over 80 years ago, Mahmood Farooqui wants to resurrect the lost Indian performance art form. Read more...

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Dastangoi was once the thriving art of Urdu storytelling in India. Its last great practitioner died in 1928, but it has recently regained critical acclaim due to the work of distinguished scholar, filmmaker and performance artist, Mahmood Farooqui. He will be performing “Dastangoi: The Lost Art of Story-telling” at Fowler Museum today at 6 p.m.

courtesy of RICHARD COHEN


Soundbite: "Other Worlds"

If the cover art for Taken By Trees' new album "Other Worlds," which shows a girl holding a conch shell to her ear against a dreamy ocean backdrop, is any indication, the album is sure to be a soundtrack for relaxation. Read more...




”˜Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,’ there goes good reality TV

As I sit in front of the tube scrolling through the guide, it's the iconic voice of Chandler from "Friends" that goes ringing through my head, asking "could there BE anymore reality TV?" Read more...

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“Top Chef Masters” winner Marcus Samuelsson owns the Red Rooster Harlem restaurant in New York City. This summer he released his fourth book, “Yes, Chef: A Memoir.”