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Calendar for 5/24/07

May 24, 2007 by

Thursday (5/24): The award-winning documentary "The Education of Shelby Knox" follows a young girl struggling to get more comprehensive sex education at her high school, despite the fact that many peo...
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A Pirate’s Life for Me

May 24, 2007 by

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" finds a guilty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), a brooding Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and a scheming Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) united in the quest ...
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Lucky Number 13

May 17, 2007 by

To see work from some of the most famous artists of our time, one has to go no further than the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
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Fight For Your Rights

May 17, 2007 by

What would you do if you suddenly discovered, at 15, that you were adopted, and that your biological parents had disappeared the day you were born? No, it's not the 1980s weepy young adult novel The F...
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Play Time

May 17, 2007 by

Beginning May 18, the New Plays Festival, sponsored by UCSB's Dept. of Dramatic Art and the Division of Dance, will run through May 26.
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Europopular

May 17, 2007 by

In our brave new digital age, almost anybody can achieve fame through the Internet.
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More Boom for Your Box

May 17, 2007 by

For a town overrun with Jack Johnson and Bob Marley wannabes, the music of Boombox Orchestra comes to Isla Vista as a much-needed breath of fresh air.
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More Cleese Please

May 10, 2007 by

In front of a sold-out crowd, John Cleese was entertaining those that attended the screening of "Life of Brian" before he even took to the stage.
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Champagne, Glamour, Sex and Respect

May 10, 2007 by

In this day and age, few things have the power to create a pop culture phenomenon like the Internet.
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Stringing Along

May 10, 2007 by

When thinking of punk rock/metal bands and the music industry in general, terms such as "sincere" and "genuine talent" and "honestly ambitious" do not often come to mind.
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“Spiderman 3” Weaves a Tangled Web of Brilliant Battles and Mediocre Moments

May 10, 2007 by

"Spider-Man" was a great movie with a few serious problems. "Spider-Man 2" was superhero perfection.
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Salute Your Shortz

May 10, 2007 by

Around five p.m. last Sunday afternoon in Campbell Hall, grown men and women shouted animatedly at a genial gentleman standing onstage.
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Posse Power

May 10, 2007 by

Over Tori Amos's nearly two-decade-long professional career, the events of her life have provided prominent inspiration for her music.
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Cruise Control

May 10, 2007 by

As a senior in the College of Creative Studies, Kimberlee Cordova was required to complete a solo exhibit of her artwork.
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Abandon All Hope

May 3, 2007 by

So, three Berklee College of Music graduates, a jam-metal power trio, a violinist and a cellist all walk into a bar, right? And then - well, I don't have a punch line because this isn't exactly a joke...
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