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The Hives are something of the musical equivalent of Muhammad Ali, full of a sort of arrogance and swagger that lets everyone know that they distinguish themselves from the crowd. The Hives had the ch...
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The Hapa Project, which began three years ago, is a collection of about 800 photographs of people with Hapa roots and their answers to the question, "What are you?"
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Though entirely barren of religious sanctimony, "Maria Full of Grace" deigns the prayer from which its title derives, designating it as one whispered from the present day underworld of international h...
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Low, a slow core band hailing from the frigid icy tundra known to Westerners as Minnesota, have been around since 1994, formed as a sort of alternative to grunge. To date, they have achieved their big...
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For the hesitant listener, just pretend this album doesn't have Shatner at all. You'll soon realize the collaboration with Ben Folds allows for an eclectic offering in both tone and genre.
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What was once a small, overlooked film festival forced to the outskirts by behemoths like Cannes and Sundance, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has grown into an impressive and st...
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Set amid the Great War, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest effort, "Un long dimanche de fian
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As "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" opens, we see would-be assassin Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) dictating a letter to composer Leonard Bernstein. By the end of the film we realize that we are effectivel...
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Coach Ken Carter tells his players that "average is just not good enough, period," referring to his newly acquired basketball team's performance, both on and off the court.
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During my freshman year of high school, I snuck into "Scream" when it hit theatres in late 1996. Between the bouts of graphic violence, I remember a frank discussion between Neve Campbell and Skeet Ul...
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Sensitive men love to sing the blues. However, they don't often sing about much else. Mike Ness, the singer and songwriter behind weathered punk trio Social Distortion, always embraced macho endurance...
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Most people associate Handsome Boy Modeling School with their cameo in Jack Johnson's new song "Breakdown." White People, the band's latest album, however, has much more to offer than this catchy tune...
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Last Winter Quarter, a baby was born in Denny's. Five undergraduates, a Canadian and a red-haired doctoral candidate held hands around empty sugar packets and pushed and pushed until Improvability pok...
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With "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", Wes Anderson shows that he's still full of life and invention
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
