There is a running joke among many athletes that their beloved sport is essentially a drug. For Joe Putignano, the rush of gymnastics is as addictive as that of a drug-induced high. Many athletes experience the same obsession, dedication and difficulty in achieving the Olympic dream that drug addicts do while trying to maintain a […]
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Nerds reign proud at first annual Geekie Awards
Sunday, August 18th marked the Inaugural Geekie Awards at the Avalon in Hollywood, a new awards show organized in order to celebrate the geek genre and its most talented independent creators, artists and filmmakers. The show brought together a true who’s who of geek royalty, including Magda Apanowicz (Caprica, Continuum, Kyle XY), Ralph Garman (Kevin […]
Q&A: Have You Nerd about Terra Olsen?
In the last five years or so, the media has become fascinated with geeks. From CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” to superhero-movie domination of the box office, Hollywood has decided that geek-oriented products are marketable and worth developing. However, what the media has delivered to the public is a primary-colored and diluted, albeit endearing, version of […]
TFT alum Jolie Oliver juggles theater, football careers
She made her debut in the spotlight as Queen Isabella in her elementary school’s Columbus Day pageant.
Clark memorial sets stage for outdoor theater
As the day wears on, the gardens and lawns of UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library transform into an unorthodox yet intimate theater stage, where audiences picnic through a scandalous 19th-century birthday party set on the library’s spacious grounds.
Hammer Conversations session brings together food, fashion for fascinating dialogue
On stage were two chairs, two microphones and two very different people.
Hammer Museum’s ‘Generationalpictomusicapolis’ exhibit mixes music and furniture art
When the UCLA Hammer Museum’s Public Programs Associate Darin Klein asked his friend Chris Johanson to help him name the event celebrating Johanson’s work as an artist and musician, it took all of two minutes for Johanson to concoct the term “Generationalpictomusicapolis.”