By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff “Star Wars” aficionados will rejoice to hear that Jar Jar Binks does not appear anywhere in Greg Bear’s new novel “Rogue Planet,” and it only gets better from there. Set after the events shown in “Star Wars: Episode 1″ and before the events of the upcoming “Episode 2,” “Rogue […]
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Ethnic showcase highlights Pilipino heritage
By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff Dancers spun in circles, avoiding massive bamboo logs. A group of washerwomen fell into a bickering paddle game when one of their numbers catches the attention of a male suitor, only to have said male break in to rescue his beloved. Drama and wry humor were captured in theater […]
Net Scapes
Do It Yourself www.doityourself.com For those of you living in an old broken-down apartment or dorm, doityourself.com is the Web site to visit. With the slogan, “When You Want It Done Right … DoItYourself.com,” it offers an amazing wealth of information ranging from the mundane to the marvelous, regarding home and garden-related problems and projects. […]
Fans wild over band’s lighthearted style
By Judy Pak and Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributors Most of the people who turned up at the Great Western Forum filling the capacity on Friday night weren’t even born when Bad Religion formed in 1980. Try that with any other rock band that’s been around 20 years. Somehow, it felt wrong for Bad Religion […]
Riches of the Indies
By Laura Loh Daily Bruin Contributor Last week, the Regent Theatre played “28 Days” and the Plaza showed “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas”. But that’s not the kind of fare these two Westwood movie theaters were originally intended to show when they were built by the Laemmle arthouse group in 1966. Operated these days […]
Sweeps prepare viewers for summer hibernation
By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s crunch time for prime time. With the summer hiatus just on the horizon, May sweeps represents the last-ditch attempt to lure loyal viewers to watch their favorite characters either tie up loose ends, or leave them with cliffhangers. Before the flood of summer reruns and specials rules […]
Pennywise gets wild night on the record
By Mindy Ross and Jesse Porter Daily Bruin Senior Staff With the destructive atmosphere that often characterizes Pennywise shows noticeably absent on Thursday night, the L.A. punk outfit’s Key Club concert became a showcase of camaraderie as the band and its fans came together to record a live album. By 8 p.m. most of the […]