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Something in the Water

January 10, 2008 by

On Wednesday, Nov. 28, UCSB's Arts & Lectures program featured a special screening of "Mr. Conservative," a documentary produced and narrated by CC Goldwater.
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Wayans Weighs In

January 10, 2008 by

The Rockefellers had oil, the Carnegies had steel and the Kennedys had politics. When it comes to comedy, however, one American family shines above all others: the Wayans.
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Bouncing Off Clouds

January 10, 2008 by

While usually known for her solo acoustic work, Tori Amos rocked out at a packed Arlington Theatre with a full band Dec. 13, to a full crowd with either serious fans or concertgoers who were definitel...
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The Lineup

January 10, 2008 by

1. It's been called the "Grizzly Man" of the ocean. Check out "Deep Water," a film following the true story of...
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Gracing the Stage

November 29, 2007 by

In its California debut, Montreal's Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie graced the stage of Campbell Hall to a full house Nov. 16.
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Music: American Gangster

November 29, 2007 by

Jay-Z just can't stay out of retirement, which is actually a good thing, given the quality of his latest album - American Gangster.
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Geiger Counter

November 29, 2007 by

According to the girls yelling in my ear all night at the Hub on Nov. 16, Teddy Geiger is hot.
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Film: “No Country for Old Men”

November 29, 2007 by

The title of the Coen brothers' latest film, "No Country for Old Men," comes from the first lines of the Yeats poem, "Sailing to Byzantium."
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Film: “Into the Wild”

November 29, 2007 by

"Into the Wild," the new film from prolific actor/director extraordinaire Sean Penn, is part road trip film, part nature documentary, part familial melodrama and part homage to all things hippie.
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It’s Good to Be the Queen

November 29, 2007 by

Consider this question: Can Santa Barbara get funky? For that matter, can Santa Barbara get jazzy, soulful or bluesy-with-a-gospel-twinge-y?
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Lineup

November 29, 2007 by

1. Looking for something to do on Dec. 3? The answer is blowing in the wind - or at least, screening at I.V. Theater
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Music Makes The World Go ‘Round

November 15, 2007 by

One sure indication that a jazz musician is reaching the status of legend is when Miles Davis describes said musician as "the step after Thelonious Monk."
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Film: “Lions for Lambs”

November 15, 2007 by

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Michael Peña are the kind of names that can virtually carry a film on their individual merits alone...
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Drama, Drama, Drama

November 15, 2007 by

On Nov. 9, the UCSB Department of Theatre and Dance kicked off its 2007-2008 dramatic season with the opening of "Woyzeck."
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Book: “The Almost Moon”

November 15, 2007 by

When all is said and done, the truest lines of the novel are probably what capture it best: "So much in life is about almosts, not quites.
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