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June 8, 2012

Two Summer Shows You Won’t Want to Miss

By Corie Anderson

It’s almost summer, which means it’s time to hit the beach, barbecue with friends and watch your favorite television shows. Seriously though, TV is not only for the cooler weather. Personally, I can’t think of a be...

June 8, 2012

‘Words With Friends’ Proves Amusing And Moving

By Audrey Bachelder

Last Friday, there was a hyped-up and astonishingly sober crowd at Theater and Dance 1701. The crowd waited in anticipation for an evening of spoken word presented by Lip Bomb, a spoken word troupe that arose after a gro...

June 8, 2012

‘Damages’ Deserves Attention

By Derek Boeckelmann

Another May gone, another TV season over. Wow, that went by fast. After taking a moment to mourn the shows that didn’t survive another season, let’s look onwards to summer! Thankfully, the past few years have seen a ...

June 8, 2012

Dan Harmon Fired

By Damion Damaske

“Community” is one of the best shows on television right now. There has never really been a show like it, before or since. And that unique voice is the product of the cleverly demented mind of its creator, Dan Harmon...

June 8, 2012

Art Show Gains Exposure for Undergraduates

By Brent Nakamoto

The UCSB Department of Art is bursting with excitement to announce its annual Undergraduate Exhibition for the 2012 school year. It’s Not as Far/Funny as You Think presents over 50 paintings, drawings, sculptures, vide...

June 8, 2012

Raised By Pop Culture: Shows to Remember

By Damion Damaske

Television has been around for over 70 years now. This means there have been a lot of shows in that period, with most of them becoming forgotten in time. There are a few shows in particular that need to be remembered and...

May 31, 2012

Spoken Word Events Sweep the Campus

By Staff

“Words with Friends”: June 1, 2012 at Theater & Dance 1701 This Friday, UCSB’s spoken word group, Lip Bomb, will present their final show of the year, “Words with Friends” at Theater & Dance 1701. The f...

May 31, 2012

Reel Loud Festival Proves Cinema is Alive and Well

By Derek Boeckelmann

Last Friday evening, the UCSB Film & Media Studies Dept. proved that “cinema’s eminent demise” has been greatly exaggerated by hosting its annual Reel Loud Film Festival. Celebrating its 21st year, the festival...

May 31, 2012

‘Workaholics’ Star To Perform for I.V. Charity

By Damion Damaske

Do you enjoy laughing? Of course you do. Unless you’re a robot. And even a robot will be able to enjoy the great weekly event Laughology. Laughology, which has been around for several years now, takes place every Satur...

May 31, 2012

A Serious Guide to Enjoying Things Ironically

By Damion Damaske

When you hear somebody telling you they only enjoyed something “ironically,” it’s only human nature to ask them what the fuck they are talking about. Can you enjoy something ironically — whether it’s a movie, a...

May 31, 2012

Beck and Devendra Banhart Charm SB Bowl

By Victoria Essien

Last Thursday night, it seemed that every middle-aged Caucasian person in Santa Barbara came out to see ‘90s alt-rock god Beck at the Santa Barbara Bowl. The Los Angeles-born, Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist...

May 24, 2012

Sundays are for Extravaganza

By Fabian Garcia

A lot of people woke up hungover on Sunday morning with one thought on their mind: SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP! Then many of those same people proceeded to drink alcohol and smoke weed for the remainder of the day in prep...

May 24, 2012

Extravaganza Openers Voice Complaints about ASPB

By Audrey Bachelder

On Monday, May 14, a letter sent to A.S. Program Board, Chancellor Henry T. Yang, the Daily Nexus and The Bottom Line brought an air of discontent to ASPB. The letter relayed a series of miscommunications between Program...

May 24, 2012

Love Without Handle Bars: An Interview with Nexus’s Renaissance Man, Brent Pella

By Ryan Porush, Jacqueline Vietor

Daily Nexus co-sports editor Ryan Porush and managing editor Jacqueline Vietor sat down with Brent Pella, co-sports editor and the genius behind the recent UCSB YouTube music video sensation “Bike Path Love.” Pella d...

May 24, 2012

Raised by Pop Culture: What’s Under the Covers?

By Damion Damaske

Why is it that whenever you’re at a concert of a band you’ve never heard of, the loudest you cheer is when they do a cover? It doesn’t even have to be a song you like, or even a particularly good cover: You cheer n...

May 24, 2012

Former Fleet Foxes Drummer Strikes Solo Gold

By Trevor Crown

There comes a time in every hipster’s life when he or she must claim ownership of the newest “big thing” and speak the inevitable words: “I was into that band before they were famous.” Joshua Tillman’s new pr...