Wednesday, October 9, 1996 Ras Kass "Soul on Ice" (Priority) In his highly anticipated debut album, Ras Kass continues in the "edutainment," or education through entertainment, tradition popularized by both KRS-1 and Chuck D from Public Enemy. At the focal point of his lesson plan is the song "Nature of the Threat," a 7 1/2-minute […]
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Not your ordinary female punk band
Wednesday, October 9, 1996 MUSIC: Ready to rock, Penny Dreadfuls to play at UCLA ThursdayBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Their name refers to cheap horror novels. Yet, playing in a band can’t prove too gruesome a fate for Penny Dreadfuls. Even on the toughest days. "The worst hotel we stayed in was this tiny […]
Marc Chagall transcending conventional expression
By Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor In the first chamber of the gallery, there is a black and white photograph of the artist, 21 years of age. Beside is a card which reads "God, Thou who conceal Thyself in the clouds, or behind the shoemaker’s house. Disclose my soul, that doleful soul of a stammering […]
Attention shoppers French farce hits the mall
Tuesday, October 8, 1996 THEATER:Cornerstone Theater modernizes classic plays by Moliere By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff It is scary to think that a few hundred years from now, our greatest literary works could translate to little more than a drawn out "Saturday Night Live" segment. But this is exactly what the Cornerstone Theater […]
A Growing Success
> Tuesday, October 8, 1996 Chris O’Donnell moves past his teenage image in "The Chamber" By Lori Swingle Daily Bruin Contributor For the past few years, movies based on John Grisham novels have been the hot ticket for both audiences and actors. Established actors and actresses (Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts) can find security in a […]
Recovering Trekkie composes requiem for a dying ‘Star Trek’ and its offspring
> Tuesday, October 8, 1996 COLUMN: Life lessons, role models gleaned from sci-fi show; decline attributed to passing of Roddenberry All the pomp and circumstance surrounding the 30th anniversary of "Star Trek" came to a climax last Sunday night with a big-time gala. The affair was hosted by Ted Danson, leading me to speculate in […]
BJ’s: go for the crowd, not the food
By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Take into consideration that BJ’s Chicago Style Pizza and Grill caters to a college crowd. Accept that the restaurant’s Westwood fame relies on its large assortment of domestic, microbrewed and imported beers, not its menu. Allow that BJ’s is a pizza joint and a happening college hangout. Realize, however, […]