Thursday, April 30, 1998 Swayze gets back in driver’s seat with action thriller FILM: Star overcomes difficulty of broken legs, returns to work on adventure-laden ‘Black Dog’ By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Contributor Forever searching for new and different types of films, Patrick Swayze has a career that could be called diverse at best. He […]
Category Archives: Arts
Electronic breakdown
Thursday, April 30, 1998 Electronic breakdown MUSIC: Now that the initial hype over DJ culture has subsided, artists of electronica, techno, dance look for credibility beyond music trends By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Contributor Over the past year and a half, machine-generated music under the aliases "electronica," "dance" or "techno" has enjoyed overwhelming attention by […]
Access O’Brien
Thursday, April 30, 1998 Access O’Brien BOOK: Pat O’Brien demystifies professional terms for non-athletes, speaks out on sports issues By Stanley L. Johnson Jr. Daily Bruin Staff Have you ever been in a situation where you felt clueless, unsure or just plain dumb when it comes to knowing about sports? If your answer to this […]
O’Brien Q&A
Thursday, April 30, 1998 O’Brien Q&A Q&A: Author reveals goals of novel, how he chose favorite athletes By Stanley L. Johnson Jr. Daily Bruin Staff In a recent interview with the Daily Bruin, Pat O’Brien discussed his new book "Talkin’ Sports: A B.S.-er’s Guide" and topics ranging from the importance of staying in school – […]
Innovative program presents new view on current topics
Thursday, April 30, 1998 Innovative program presents new view on current topics TV: Four-woman show tries to counteract trashy daytime programming By Teron Hide Daily Bruin Contributor Rushing into the conference room of the Century Plaza Hotel, two women skitter quickly through the door, gabbing and laughing. Holding a plate filled with food, the first […]
Selling British movies to U.S. like shooting fish in a barrel
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Selling British movies to U.S. like shooting fish in a barrel FILM: England’s quirky style creates vernacular, captures cash at American box office By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Contributor By now, just about everyone knows what it means to do "the full monty." America was introduced to this quirky catch-phrase, which […]
Soundbites
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Soundbites Vitreous Humor "Posthumous," (Crank!) It’s a shame Vitreous Humor’s only full-length disc has come – well – posthumously. It’s also a shame that the three original members’ post-VH minimalist outfit, named The Regrets (who appear on the last listed track), has also prematurely disbanded. To VH and The Regrets, who […]