Curtains Rise at SB Film Festival
For coverage on the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, follow Daily Nexus’ Artsweek over the next few weeks. This week’s features include coverage of: The Modern Master Award The Outstanding Director Award The Writers Panel “Exam” review “When You’re Strange” review The American Riviera Award Also this week: Album review: Nick Jonas and The […]
NBA All-Star Weekend
The Daily Nexus Sports Editors make their picks for this weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities.
Campaign Helps to Identify Abuse
The term “abusive relationship” tends to have an unfamiliar quality to it — except, of course, to those who have experienced one. You might picture a housewife who can’t leave her husband even though he beats her because she doesn’t have the means to care for her children alone. This is a real situation for some, but it is not the only form of a “unhealthy relationship.”
Campus Performance To Benefit Haitians
UCSB’s Haiti Relief Concert will feature popular local artists tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight in Storke Plaza to fundraise for the victims of the recent tragedy.
Gauchos Split NorCal Openers
After finishing last season with a record of 8-8, the UCSB men’s lacrosse team entered the 2010 season ranked 11th in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association and with something to prove. In their first game of the season on Friday, the Gauchos dropped a close game at UC Berkeley 10-6 but rebounded nicely in their second road test, beating Stanford 12-5 on Sunday.
Kathryn Bigelow Takes Home the Honors at the Lobero for Director of the Year
As Santa Barbara International Film Festival head honcho Roger Durling pointed out Monday evening in his comments during the festival’s reception for Outstanding Director recipient Kathryn Bigelow, to mention Bigelow’s gender when remarking upon her immense talents is pointless. We’re talking about a director who blew contenders like Quentin Tarantino and James Cameron out of the water at the Directors Guild of America Awards just a couple of weeks ago, all but making her a lock for the Academy Award for Best Director. We’re talking about a filmmaker with almost limitless range, whose “Hurt Locker” managed to pull together the first decent film about the war in Iraq, making truly difficult material imminently watchable.
Right’s Lies Disguise Obama’s Pragmatism
What seems quite astonishing is that Mr. Begakis believes he is fighting lies with truth (“Buyer Beware: Obama’s Fiscal Plans Sell Public Big Lies,” Daily Nexus, Feb. 2), but he really is fighting truth with lies. Mr. Begakis attempted to score points by saying Obama is perpetuating a welfare state, but what would help Mr. […]
Plan May Renew Coastal Drilling
A proposal that would allow the expansion of offshore oil development into state waters — something that has not happened since the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill — is once again being debated after being included in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s state budget.
LEGENDS OF THE DOME
Upcoming Honorees
Mark French — Head Coach (’87-’08)
Women’s Basketball vs. UC Riverside
Thunderdome, Thursday @ 7 p.m.
Brian Shaw — Guard (’86-’88)
Men’s Basketball vs. Long Beach State
Thunderdome, Saturday @ 4 p.m.
SBIFF Brings High-Caliber Writers to Panel
You know that thing they say about writers: How they can only write about what they know?