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“The Museum of Woman”: Where Art Comes to Life in an Inspiring Form

  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!’

  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

  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’

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

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

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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Lauryn Hill Radiates at the Santa Barbara Bowl

I’ve been waiting to have a first-hand experience with Lauryn Hill’s boomingly soulful voice since the sixth grade.
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‘RENT’: Real, Raw Student Entertainment

Student-organized Shrunken Head Productions filled the Old Little Theatre with the raw sounds of “RENT,” the rock opera that speaks to the grittiness of modern life.
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Turtleneck & Chain: Just What You’d Expect

The greatest fake MCs are back with what might be the most important album of all time. Saturday Night Live’s comedy troupe The Lonely Island, composed of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Andy Samb...
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A Letter to You With Love From Artsweek

I want to tell you about something that frustrates me: apathy. I’ve learned a lot during my three years at UCSB. My classes have taught me about real issues like Congressional decision making and th...
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‘Hana Surf Girls’:I Felt The Ohana Love

Many have seen “Johnny Tsunami,” “Blue Crush” or even more recently, “Soul Surfer,” and may be tired of the similar plot of “Oh no, something tragic happened. I must overcome it by winni...
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Eisley Serenades Crowd at the Troubador

Texas-based indie rock band Eisley performed a sold-out show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on Sunday. The show was a part of Eisley’s current Turning Tides Tour, promoting their recent release...
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“Simple Math”: Somewhat Satisfying

With two albums already under their belts, Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra decided that with their third album, Simple Math, it was time to finally have — wait for it — an orchestra.
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‘On the Verge’ of Something Great

In a world where people will line up to buy gadgets that display human ingenuity at its finest, and still complain about their lack of features, Eric Overmyer’s brilliant play “On the Verge” res...
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‘Goblin’: Not Quite the Greatest Rap Album Ever

Tyler, the Creator is tough to get a handle on. He complains about being misunderstood but seems almost to revel in the inability of the mainstream to know what to make of him and OFWGKTA as a whole.
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