Laura Picklesimer
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Another Little Piece of Joplin
In the 1960s, blues rocker Janis Joplin turned the music industry upside down with her soulful ballads, becoming the emblem of San Francisco rock and the hippie movement. MAY 26
Culinary Connoisseur: The Griddle Cafe
If the small portions of upscale Los Angeles restaurants annoy you, a trip to the Griddle Cafe is well worth the money. MAY 18
Cracking the code
With a mathematics degree and a dread of writing and public speaking, UCLA alumnus Philip Yaffe would not have expected to be the Daily Bruin editor-in-chief, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, a journalism teacher with the Peace Corps and, most recently, the author of the writing and speech book “In the ‘I’ of the Storm: the Simple Secrets of Writing and Speaking (Almost) like a Professional.” APR 1
Artists hotdog their talent
It’s never fun to encounter a person wearing the exact outfit you just bought, or to find a replication of your favorite painting hanging on someone else’s living room wall. FEB 21
Weekend Review: “Some Girl(s)”
Neil Labute’s “Some Girl(s),” staged in the intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater of the Geffen Playhouse, transports the audience to the interior of various hotel rooms across the country to meet Guy (Mark Feuerstein), a full-time writer and heartbreaker. FEB 18
- Theater Review: “The Rat Pack – Live At The Sands” DEC 5
- Book Review: "Other People’s Love Letters" NOV 27
- Discount book-buys: There’s a novel idea OCT 15
- West Coast boasts Broadway-caliber talent, too SEP 22
- Secrets to a successful summer book list AUG 12
- Performance defies genres JUL 22
- Getty explores modernity with new exhibit JUL 8
- Study, yes, but don’t lock yourself in the library JUN 24
- Food for finals JUN 6
- Culinary Connoisseur: Campusfood Delivery Service JUN 6
- Arts & Entertainer MAY 14
- Author creates historical concoction APR 30
- Festival of Books to get political APR 24
- Diamonds are forever APR 19
- Abe rising APR 16
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- UCLA astrophysicist Andrea Ghez becomes the first woman to win the Crafoord Prize · 1 comment
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