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Students Interview Comedy Central Cast

October 6, 2011 by

If you haven’t heard of “Workaholics,” the work-place comedy from Comedy Central that’s now entering its second season, you’re missing out. The comedy, from creators and stars Adam DeVine, B...
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Kingsley Proves “Yes” is Just Long Enough

October 6, 2011 by

On Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, “Yes is a long time,” a theater and dance production written by Sibyl O’Malley and directed by UCSB faculty member Mira Kingsley, opened for a three-night run at UCSB...
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Big Sean Plays UCSB

September 29, 2011 by

In true UCSB fashion, Big Sean greeted students with an evening of chardonnay, lemonade and bullshittin’ last Saturday for the Welcome Back 2011 concert. The Detroit rapper stepped on stage at 10 p....
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Superheroes: More Than Just the Spandex

September 29, 2011 by

For those of you like me (i.e. without lives), you know DC comics created a vast, universe-spanning reboot for 52 titles that are now arbitrarily labeled with #1 issues across the board. This is the b...
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Tom Freund: Lyrically Lacking, but Musically Magnificent

September 22, 2011 by

When Tom Freund walked onto the stage in front of a very sparse SOhO crowd last Thursday night, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Shaggy-haired, scruffyfaced and clad in a baggy T-shirt and jeans,...
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Mario as Michelangelo: Video Games as Art

September 22, 2011 by

It takes a long time for a new form of art to be accepted as a “true” form of art, whatever that means. Generally when people think of art they think of paintings, literature or sculptures, but ar...
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The Worst Movie in Existence. Period.

September 15, 2011 by

A lot of people talk about the worst movie ever without knowing what they’re talking about. To them “the worst movie ever” is simply a long movie filmed in black-and- white, declaring every movi...
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The Joy Formidable Bring the Spunk to SoHo

September 15, 2011 by

When The Joy Formidable steps on the stage, audiences may have a few questions. Is this metal or pop? Are bassist Rhydian Dafydd and drummer Matt Thomas aloof or merely professional? Is front woman Ri...
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Cash Rules Everything Around Me: An Exploration of the Complex Relationship Between Popular Film and Commercialization

June 2, 2011 by

  What is art? How do you define art? Is it only classical and traditional forms of expression, such as painting, sculpture and music? Or does it encompass a larger spectrum? Can a toilet bowl be...
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“The Museum of Woman”: Where Art Comes to Life in an Inspiring Form

June 2, 2011 by

  When I heard “At the Museum of Woman, paintings aren’t just two dimensional beauties — here, they talk back!,” I imagined a less chaotic, feminist version of “Night at the Museum.” ...
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Reel Loud Film Festival 2011:Come One, Come All to the ‘Greatest Show on Earth!’

June 2, 2011 by

  From the kicky, folk-inspired music for “Bicycle Day” to the surreal sepia tones of “Pass the Parcel” to the sentimentality of “California!,” UCSB’s 20th annual Reel Loud was a ...
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Codes and Keys Unlocks More Optimistic Doors

June 2, 2011 by

  It seems like I’ll never escape the fact that Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is happily married to doe-eyed indie princess, Zooey Deschanel. This indie marriage made in heaven seems to h...
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Cee Lo Leaves Crowd Mostly ‘Satisfied’

May 19, 2011 by

Legendary hip hop performer Cee Lo Green arrived to sunny vibes and a haze of herbal fumes to headline this year’s Extravaganza, closing the annual music festival put on by A.S. Program Board with a...
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Sunday’s Lineup: Something for Everyone

May 19, 2011 by

When you see smoking, toking, groping and mad hoping for the best possible show, you can’t help but think, “That’s a bit extravagant.” Extravagance leads to extravagancy, and that can only lea...
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UCSB WORDistas Share Their Self-Love

May 19, 2011 by

Students from UCSB’s Women of Color Revolutionary Dialogues (WORD) group shared poetry, music, dance and videos in their “love, WORDistas” show at the MultiCultural Center Theater last weekend.
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