Month: October 2011

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Culinary Art Hits the California Avocado Festival

October 13, 2011 by Emily Hunt

I studied my opponents carefully and approached the table: They knew me and they knew what I had come for. They had the product and they had the power to manipulate me according to whatever sick whims passed through their brilliant minds. Y...

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Blitzen Trapper and Dawes Rock SOhO

October 13, 2011 by Madison Medeiros

Nothing is better than kick-ass live music and good-hearted people. Blitzen Trapper and Dawes infused SOhO with passion, energy and heart last Saturday, giving the sold-out crowd a night not to be forgotten. Smoke Fairies, a female duo from...

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Raised by Pop Culture: Why Everyone Should Know About ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’

October 13, 2011 by Damion Damaske

Ever watch a terrible movie with friends? Isn’t that experience sometimes better than watching a good film with them — everyone just sitting around, lobbing jokes at the shoddy production values, terrible acting and implausible plotting...

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Clooney and Gosling Bring ‘Ides’ to Big Screen

October 13, 2011 by Damion Damaske

George Clooney is a white Obama. That’s essentially the plot of “Ides of March,” the new film adapted from Beau Willimon’s play Farragut North. While the stage play, written in 2008, was loosely based on Howard Dean’s Democratic c...

Water Polo

Gauchos Continue Conference Competition

October 13, 2011 by Kristen Henneman

This past weekend, the No. 5 UCSB men’s water polo team (10-6 overall, 0-1 MPSF) hit a bump in the road, losing to No. 1 Stanford in a heartbreaking final second loss. Despite the defeat, the Gauchos have proved they can compete with any ...