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Oh, Brother

If the success of exported films and sitcoms is any indication, people find the lives of middle-class Britons - even, or maybe especially, the unremarkable ones - to be highly entertaining.
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A Fair Trade Lecture to Remember

On Tuesday, October 10, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz came to UCSB's Campbell Hall. Stiglitz, also a renowned author, wrote the books, Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Develop...
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Jazz Hands

There are no floating music notes on Norton Wright's canvases, but you can still feel the beat of the music through the brushstrokes. Paying tribute to America's jazz legends, Artamo Gallery sounds o...
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Revenge Is Sweet

UCSB is no stranger to concerts, but it's a stranger to the stranger side of music.
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Artsweek Calendar October 19-October 25

Calendar for 10/19 Thursday (10/19): Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” gets a makeover tonight, courtesy of famed Bulgarian director Lilia Abadjieva. The award-winning directorR...
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Evanescence

[ Evanescence | The Open Door | Wind-Up Records] Evanescence’s latest album, The Open Door, beckons to all those who bought the band’s 2003 hit album, Fallen. However, The Open Door does n...
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Simon Says

For all of those in attendance at the sold-out Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, opener Kelly Sweet and musical genius Paul Simon gave the decidedly aged crowd performances they won't soon forget. Sweet...
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All That Jazz

On Wednesday, October 4, jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux graced the stage of Campbell Hall for the second year in a row. Peyroux, who has been hailed by TIME as one of the
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Dearly Departed

When it comes to "The Departed," the hype surrounding Scorsese's return to the organized crime drama is well-founded - with this film, he takes on a project that seems so familiar, and yet he is able ...
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In Full Bloom

Following a week of promotion about UCSB and Santa Barbara, the “Peony Pavilion” opened Friday night at the Lobero Theatre to a sold-out house, one of the most diverse the Lobero has ever ...
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Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

"The Science of Sleep" is the latest film by French director Michel Gondry, infamous for his work with such colorful musicians as Bjork and Radiohead, as well as his ability to meld reality and fantas...
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Beck

Hi class! I'm Beck Hansen and I'll be your professor of funk for the duration of the quarter. Now, please, pay no mind to my devil's haircut and turn to the first page of your reader, my latest releas...
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Calendar for the week of 10/12

Thursday (10/12): Take a trip to the Tibetan mountains without leaving Campbell Hall tonight, as Arts & Lectures presents the film “Mountain Patrol – Kekexili.” This film docume...
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Flower Power

To glean some insight into the Peony Pavilion, Artsweek interviewed the man responsible for bringing it to Santa Barbara: Pai Hsien-yung. Also known as Kenneth Pai, he is a prominent Chinese-American ...
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I’m Super, Thanks for Asking

For many, Superman and Hollywood both represent truth, justice and the American way. However both have proven themselves to be fallible over the years.
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