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Back To The Future

April 5, 2007 by

A robot lurching forward reminds me to "Please put on your glasses," but they are already on.
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Part-Time Dick Drake Simo Investigates Isla Vista in Dan Wesolowski’s New Mystery Novel

April 5, 2007 by

Isla Vista is a Dionysian college town known for its babes, booze and excess.
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Vikram Chandra’s New Novel is All About Intrigue – Indian Style

April 5, 2007 by

The literary establishment hasn't yet given pride of place to tales of policemen and criminals, perhaps with good reason.
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Modest Mouse / We Were Dead Before The Ship Sank / Epic

April 5, 2007 by

Modest Mouse's newest album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, is one of those albums that inspires love and hatred at the same time.
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Back on the Silk Road Again

March 8, 2007 by

Are musicians allowed to have this much fun?
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Artsweek Speaks With Professor Powell

March 8, 2007 by

To better elucidate the historical context of the Silk Road Ensemble's upcoming performance, Artsweek asked a few questions of Professor Bill Powell from UCSB's Religious Studies and East Asian Langua...
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Spring Forward

March 8, 2007 by

Like most good things, Spring Break is rare - it only comes once a year, and it only lasts for about a week.
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Battle Royale

March 8, 2007 by

Five local bands went head to head in Saturday night's "Battle of the Bands" hosted by A.S. Program Board at the UCSB Hub this past Saturday.
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Nuns Having Fun

March 8, 2007 by

Arms poised in a port de bras, Sister Mary Leo, the novice nun, glides across the stage with the use of pink Heelys, the footwear of a common ten-year-old hipster that allows one to roll across a room...
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Bring in da Funk

March 8, 2007 by

On Saturday, March 10, USCB is fortunate to have the dynamic hip hop artist Lyrics Born performing at the Hub.
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Calendar for 3/8/07

March 8, 2007 by

Unwind tonight with a little night music, as the University Wind Ensemble presents a concert featuring works by Robert Washburn, Gordon Jacob, Vincent Persichetti, Eric Ewazen, Samuel Hazo and Eric Wh...
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Arcade Fire / Neon Bible / Merge Records

March 8, 2007 by

Sharing a name with Tom Kennedy Toole's novel, Neon Bible falls short of its predecessor Funeral, featuring more abrasive lyrics and a rather disappointing experimentation with new sounds.
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Pushing the Envelope

March 1, 2007 by

"Are you over 21?" I had no idea why the portly guy who works the front desk at the desolate-looking building I'd been sent to with six tapes to send up on a satellite feed from Century City to Chicag...
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Rhythm & Rhymes

March 1, 2007 by

Black History Month went out with a slang Tuesday, Feb. 27 with Universes' Universe's "Slanguage," presented by Arts & Lectures.
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Spy Games

March 1, 2007 by

At one point in "Breach," Chris Cooper's character, Robert Hanssen, complains that his fellow FBI agents are more interested in violence and glory than in contemplation and moral conviction.
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