Eli Heller

New Beginnings with Older Undergrads

Graphic designer, computer programmer, photographer, alcoholic, model, restaurant manager, art history major at UC Irvine –– it would seem that Loren Blackwood has lived...

‘Maleficent’ Lacks Magic

The tale of “Sleeping Beauty,” a princess who sleeps for a hundred years until awoken by true love’s kiss, was originally written to instruct...

‘Book of Mormon’ Comes to OC

“The Book of Mormon,” the most successful musical of the 2010’s, opened on Broadway in March 2011 to rave reviews, and has since captivated...

Coup de Comedy Festival 2014

FREEZE. The music stops. The wild movement on stage comes to a sudden halt. Third-year drama major Vinny Tangherlini quickly enters and taps three...

Engage UCI Awards Members

The Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) and the Civic and Community Engagement Department at UC Irvine hosted the fifth annual Engagement Awards last Thursday...

As You Like It

A gypsy in a colorful headdress giggles from a balcony above the stage as she enchants the characters below with several careful taps of...

OCMA’s Father-Son Duo

Like Jackson Pollock, he favored the nonrepresentational over the representational. Like Georgia O’Keefe, he moved to New Mexico to paint in solitude. Yet much...

Johansson Gets Under our Skin

“Do you think I’m pretty?” she says to a bystander. “I think you’re gorgeous.” It’s no mystery that Scarlett Johansson has been typecast in the role...

The Dish List: Toro Burger

On a strip mall corner in the heart of Orange County, a multitude of tastes come together, a la Asian fusion. Toro Burger, which...

Artist of the Week: James Barnes

While some portraits glorify the way a person looks, 22-year-old art major James Barnes depicts, in each of his paintings and drawings, every flaw...

The Reality of LGBT Characters

I’ll admit, I haven’t seen “Dallas Buyers Club” yet. However, I have seen a great number of other high-profile films in which straight actors...

The Celebrity With A Cause

The 86th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, and the thousands of millionaires who attended—including today’s most popular actors, writers, and directors, some of the...

Artist of the Week: Skye Schmidt

Second-year Skye Schmidt has performed in "The Nutcracker" eleven times. She practices dance for up to 30 hours per week and there have only...

Artist of the Week: Tadeusz ‘Tadju’ Takahashi

What began in a middle school band room in northern California has resulted in a multiplicity of sounds, talents and modes of expression. Tadeusz ‘Tadju’...