For its 20th anniversary, the annual JazzReggae Festival is going back to its Bruin roots. Sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Commission, the two-day concert takes place Sunday and Monday. Read more...
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May 25, 9:00 pm
Kind of Blue
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May 25, 9:00 pm
Screen Scene: "X-Men: The Last Stand"
Directed by Brett Ratner 20th Century Fox “X-Men: The Last Stand” has a lot wrong with it. So much, in fact, that the only feasible way to discuss the movie adequately is a laundry list of problems. Read more...
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Student short films may go on-demand
Shorttakes, which takes place tonight for the 13th time, is an established UCLA tradition. But don’t think the on-campus film festival is the same after all these years. Read more...
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Not all summer movies are a bust
Though the month of May hasn’t quite ended and the majority of Hollywood’s blockbusters still exist in the realm of anticipation, I’m getting worried. For any industry analyst, this is a problem. Read more...
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May 24, 9:00 pm
Raw Energy
Atlanta’s true hip-hop beatboxing, a New York City poet and activist, an Afro-Brazilian martial arts dance and three UCLA alumni confrontations with racial stereotypes redefine art through performances that strip away preconceived notions of race, culture and identity. Read more...
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May 23, 9:00 pm
Activist Authors
“Sweatshop labor exists,” said Suzi Feng. “People don’t know it exists, but it does, and things should be done about it.” Thus stands the foundational ideology of “Sweatshop Slaves: Asian Americans in the Garment Industry,” the latest self-published book of the UCLA Labor Center, which is slated for release on Thursday. Read more...
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May 23, 9:00 pm
Bon appetit an easy feat at Rendezvous
Students passing by the vacant Rieber Terrace stop and peer through the windows, eagerly awaiting the opening of the Hill’s mysterious new residential restaurant. As the days of Puzzles draw to a close, inquiring minds want to know: Will Rendezvous be able to measure up to or ““ gasp ““ be better than the time-honored tradition of pizza and chili cheese fries at midnight? Read more...