Culture

“Emma” Adaptation Lacks Coherence and Spark

Although Jane Austen is not one of my favorite novelists, she’s far and away #1 on my list when it…

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“Aurora’s Sunrise” Sheds Unique Light on Armenian Genocide and the Power of Publicity

“Publicity,” Louis Brandeis wrote in 1913, “is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said…

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Buono’s Pizza at 50

Frank Buono was at a St. Patrick’s Day dinner at a friend’s house, and mutual friend Lisa Trani, a member…

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Asi Fui + Chola Orange

From the multi-lane thoroughfare outside, Bamboo’s covered and abandoned outdoor patio implied a quiet night. Inside, the dimly lit tiki…

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Port of LB PHOTO Program Winners Announced

They attended a daylong workshop given by professional port photographers, and then were presented with the unique opportunity to capture…

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Musical Theatre West Knows How to Serve Up “The Sound of Music”

Musical Theatre West ❤ The Sound of Music so much they’d marry it if they could — but staging it…

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“For the Love Of (or The Roller Derby Play)” Has Cal Rep Setting the Bar Too Low

The California Repertory Company is the performance arm of the CSULB Theatre Arts graduate program. The vast majority of Cal…

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Randy Stodola and the Alley Cats Rise Again

Before punk rock was ever called punk rock, the seeds of what became the punk rock genre were sown in…

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Apple Lanterns

Today, as the wind blows spooky and nature’s candy dangles from trees like a real-life fable, we spend more than…

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Wall of Sound at Brouwerij West

Story by Baraka Noel,Photographs by Jacqueline Richard Sunday, October 15th, in the afternoon a crowd descended on Brouwerij West to…

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