Category Archives: Arts

Pho Ha features authentic Vietnamese cuisine at prices students can afford

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Pho Ha features authentic Vietnamese cuisine at prices students can afford RESTAURANT: By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Senior Staff It is safe to say that good Vietnamese cuisine rarely finds its way into Westwood Village. For those in need of a good fix of pho, it only takes a quick drive […]

Grammys honor sales, not talent, of musicians

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Grammys honor sales, not talent, of musicians COLUMN: Awards should recognize artists’ merits instead of marketability Yippee and whoop dee-doo! Why such unbridled joy and rapture? Well, fellow Bruins, the cream of the crop has shown up at the premiere event of the music industry. There were glamourous entrances, shimmering gowns […]

Epoch Proportions

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Epoch Proportions EXHIBIT: An exhibit of life-size paintings spans over a century of royal Persian artwork and history By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor The first major exhibition devoted to to the visual arts of Persia during the Qajar period opens today at the UCLA Armand Hammer Museum and runs through […]

Thumbs up for movie critic Siskel’s legacy of dissent

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Thumbs up for movie critic Siskel’s legacy of dissent FILM: Reviewer’s untimely death causes time for reflection, influences moviegoers worldwide By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Staff Needless to say, I often disagreed with Gene Siskel. In fact, I disagreed with him much more often than I agreed with him. Most recently, […]

Sound Bites

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Sound Bites MUSIC: Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, "Live At Luther College," (BMG) After three major releases, the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) has become fairly established with its own brand of folk world music. Just as this style may begin to wear thin on some audiences, Matthews has revealed a totally […]

Celebrities perform on STAGE to raise money, awareness for AIDS-related charities

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Celebrities perform on STAGE to raise money, awareness for AIDS-related charities THEATER: Director hopes for day when cure makes show no longer necessary By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff Even before AIDS had an official name, STAGE (Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event) was putting on celebrity headlining musicals and raising money […]