Friday, January 29, 1999 Essential Knowledge BOOKS: True art afficionados ought to be familiar with a series of books on artists like Van Gogh and Dali By Harshan Jeyakumar Daily Bruin Contributor A small book containing around 100 pages can seldom comprehensively capture the life of a great artist. Discussion about an artist’s work alone […]
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Music helps even bad times seem better
Friday, January 29, 1999 Music helps even bad times seem better COLUMN: Listening hard to true meaning of tunes can improve mood, life Winter is a rotten time of year. Maybe we don’t get blizzards here, and there’s no deep freeze to keep us housebound, but it’s still crummy. People get irritable, relationships deteriorate, shoes […]
Screenscene
Friday, January 29, 1999 Screenscene "Tinseltown" Starring Arye Gross and Tom Wood Directed by Tony Spiridakis Bland acting, bland directing and a script that simply begs the question, "Why?" These are not the components of a brilliant film, and unfortunately, Tony Spiridakis’ new film "Tinseltown" is one worth skipping at the multiplex. The film attempts […]
Set of 14 CDs re-releases tunes spanning 60 years of jazz culture
Friday, January 29, 1999 Set of 14 CDs re-releases tunes spanning 60 years of jazz culture MUSIC: ‘Blue Note Years’ focuses on contributions by artists to blues history By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Staff When discussing the immense package that comprises "The Blue Note Years," it is difficult to find the proper starting point. To […]
A&E Briefs
Thursday, January 28, 1999 A&E Briefs THEATER: ‘Flammable Skirt’ author speaks Aimee Bender, the author of "The Girl in the Flammable Skirt," will read and sign her acclaimed book of short stories at 4 p.m. today in Ackerman Union’s BookZone. Bender received her master’s of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of […]
Rock, Rattle, and Roll
Thursday, January 28, 1999 Rock, Rattle, and Roll RIDE: GhostRider, Knott’s new wooden roller coaster, provides people of all ages with a ride full of thrills By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Staff The line stretches seemingly forever. Winding around through a huge wooden building, it has no end. Children shift impatiently, anticipating the "high speed […]
Soundbites
Thursday, January 28, 1999 Soundbites MUSIC: Blue and Holding, "Hell" Feel the hollow of steady, synthesized beats and slick, spacy guitar strummings that seem to lead nowhere but down. Attempt to clutch on to lead singer Monika Khoury’s low, disaffected moans and dismal complaints. Realize that "This is the city of angels but this city’s […]