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Do You See Me Now?

May 3, 2007 by

Eighteen-year-old Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin) sits at a party, obviously bored.
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Opening Up

May 3, 2007 by

When attending a concert, the opening acts have the power to make a concert one of the best or in some cases, the worst. Either way, the opening band is crucial to any concertgoers' experience.
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Big Jazz From The Big Easy

May 3, 2007 by

When Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra took the stage last Friday, the normally stodgy Campbell Hall crowd got a little funky.
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Artsweek Exclusive: Marisha Pessl Teaches Artsweek A Lesson

April 26, 2007 by

How many authors on the New York Times Bestseller List also have a MySpace page?
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Against the Grind

April 26, 2007 by

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double feature, "Grindhouse," an exuberant tribute to the lowbrow exploitation cinema of the seventies, begins with a preview of a kitten in neon colors and a ...
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Dance It Out

April 26, 2007 by

The fifth annual Primavera festival, a celebration of contemporary arts and digital media, culminated in an innovative and diverse set of performances from the UCSB Dance Company last Saturday at Lehm...
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Powerful Poetry

April 26, 2007 by

Internationally acclaimed poet Mary Oliver exuded her trademark quiet spirituality when she sat down for a question-and-answer session in the Multicultural Center after her sold-out reading at Campbel...
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Sweet Sedaris

April 26, 2007 by

What do James Garfield, shopping mall elves, guerilla revolutionary John Brown and "One Life to Live" have in common?
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Amy Winehouse/ Back to Back/ Island Records

April 26, 2007 by

Amy Winehouse proves that Motown is no longer just a product of the '60s in her newest album Back to Black.
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Hot Blooded

April 19, 2007 by

Nothing brings an artfully composed work of art down faster than the affliction of taking itself too seriously.
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In So Many Words

April 19, 2007 by

On April 15, the illustrious, best-selling author Amy Tan informed the audience at UCSB's Campbell Hall that she was in love.
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Treasure Hunt

April 19, 2007 by

Holocaust documentaries almost always focus solely on the overwhelming loss of life that occurred during Hitler's regime, with people's belongings and the buildings they were taken from serving as mer...
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I Saw the Sign

April 19, 2007 by

Throughout history, signs have served a wide variety of vital purposes for mankind. From telling us where to park to making sure we mind the gap, signs are an important form of communication for peopl...
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Artsweek Breaks Down the World’s Best Art Museums

April 19, 2007 by

As anyone can attest who has been hopelessly lost in the Louvre's endless wing of Renaissance furniture or attempted a complete Smithsonian circuit, museum-going can be a grueling and unrewarding expe...
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A Real Plus

April 12, 2007 by

An ensemble of 30 dancers moves perfectly in unison, until suddenly they break out into variations, each one completely different from the next.
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