The stars and creators of the IFC sketch comedy show “Portlandia,” Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, swung on by the De Neve Auditorium for an episode screening of their show, followed by a Q-and-A session with Los Angeles Times television critic Robert Lloyd. Armisen and Brownstein stopped to talk to the Daily Bruin’s Teresa Jue on Portland culture, parodying hometowns and the world’s obsession with birds.
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“˜Portlandia’ meets the City of Angels
“The dream of the ’90s is alive in Portland,” sings comedian Fred Armisen in the opening song to the Independent Film Channel’s television series “Portlandia.”
Theater Review: "God of Carnage"
Four adults are gathered around a living room. At least two of them will suddenly puke.
Theater Review: “Beauty and the Beast”
If Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a cautionary tale for anything, it would be that no one should ever go into the woods unless they want to be chomped up by wolves or get stuck in a castle with a man-beast.
Fashion or Whatever: _Shaping up with Skechers’ fitness footwear_
When I came home this past weekend, my mother gave me a hint. She got me butt-toning shoes.
I’m not delusional and I have a realistic image of what my butt looks like.
Rent the Runway website offers discount deals on designer dresses
It may seem pretty unattainable for someone on a college student’s budget to wear a designer frock seen in Vogue and on celebrities such as Blake Lively, Kate Winslet and Rihanna.
However, in the age of the Internet, that dream dress seen on the red carpet can literally show up at your door for a fraction of the price, courtesy of Rent the Runway at UCLA.
Launched in 2009, Rent the Runway is a website for high-end designer dress rentals, started by Harvard Business School graduates Jenny Fleiss and Jenn Hyman.
FASHION OR WHATEVER: _Seemingly repulsive articles of fashion turn heads for all kinds of reasons_
Fashion can seem frivolous when a T-shirt costs upward of $1,000 a pop, but it can also make a meaningful feminist statement.
This idea stems from Leandra Medine’s fashion blog “the Man Repeller.” Medine said the blog is about outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will repel members of the opposite sex.
From drop crotch pants to shoulder pads, and animal hats to rompers, there is an austere desexualization in fashion.