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Well, the tragic news is out, people are trashing their campaign signs, putting the caps back on their spray paint cans and undreading their hair: Waka Flocka Flame is only 28 years of age and has mul...
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Like the Hulk, I feel I have two sides: one that wants to say how fun “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was and recommend that everyone see it. The other half thinks, “CRITIC SMASH!” As much as I’...
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The 2015 Extravaganza Music Festival lineup was announced earlier today. Details below: Miguel: Madeon: Joey Badass: AlunaGeorge: Bad Rabbits:
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Welcome to inner-city Los Angeles, Pacific-side capital of gods of rhyme and denizens of beat. It’s sometime mid-’90s (hazy times, ya dig?) and Jesuit Prep schoolboy Christian Portugal and Hamilto...
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In September 1993, one week into UC Santa Barbara’s Fall Quarter, Jack Johnson was sitting with his new friend from Black Studies 6 Eric Cardenas at Ortega Dining Commons. A momma’s boy his whole ...
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A dull red spotlight illuminating the Blind Tiger stage served as the sole catalyst in transforming the skinny Detroit native, Chris Berishaj, into the torn-soul R&B singer, JMSN. Berishaj sported...
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On Monday, April 27, Campbell Hall filled with students to see the movie “Breath Made Visible.” The 82-minute film covered the career of modern dancer Anna Halprin and showed how dance can be appl...
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A noisy line formed outside of The Hub Friday night, April 24, consisting of people eager to see French-Chilean musician Ana Tijoux. As remixes to Amerie’s hit “1 Thing” and Erykah Badu’s “O...
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Do truth and objectivity occupy the same realm of meaning, in terms of science and journalism? On April 24, UCSB’s Art History Graduate Student Association hosted its 40th Annual Symposium in the Un...
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A fresh, unique and wildly entertaining piece of contemporary literature
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A tale of a young man translating the diaries of his mother – who saved seven Jews from the Nazis – all in the span of a single poem: this is The Wherewithal, the latest work by poet Philip Schult...
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The air was humid from the collective sweat of dancers in the Goodland Hotel’s Rincon Ballroom on Tuesday, April 21. Contrary to the title “ballroom,” the floor was packed with young people brea...
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A critical hit and audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, “DOPE” was seen by some lucky UCSB students who were given a free advanced screening of the film last Thursday. Courtesy of A.S....
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This movie is like a roller-coaster. No, it’s not full of twists and turns; instead, you know exactly what you’re going to get before it’s all over. But it’s still a lot of fun to go on the r...
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The surface of Lake Michigan is tepid, slow and without a hint of danger. Oh, the irony. Starring Sean Astin (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Chris Mulkey, “The Surface” is a well-shot and ballsy...
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“24K Magic” by Bruno Mars
“folklore” by Taylor Swift
“Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
“Graceland” by Paul Simon
“25” by Adele
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill
“WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” by Billie Eilish
“Falling into You” by Celine Dion
“Harry’s House” by Harry Styles
“Babel” by Mumford & Sons
“Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk
“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves
