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Something different was going on outside of Social Science Lecture Hall on Friday that had men in black waving their samurai swords and school girls dancing to quick surf rock rhythms. It wasn't a Japanese takeover of the yellow-bricked venue, but somethi

The Arts Computation Engineering program at UC Irvine brought the creative forces behind art, computer science and engineering together in a unique graduate student presentation entitled Umweltforshow.

There is a lot of highbrow boomer-generation nonsense out there for which I have no patience and generally no interest, let alone praise. The New Yorker cartoons are up there on that list.

Nintendo's Wii dominated the show floor. In fact, the success of the Wii was so great that neither I nor my fellow correspondent were able to physically try any of the games.

Unless you are a biological sciences major, that glorious time of the quarter has finally begun

In my days of blissful ignorance, I had thought that the movie 'Babe' was just a sweet and innocent tale about self-discovery. Unfortunately, my naive delusions couldn't have been more wrong.

Twenty-one theaters at the Irvine Spectrum provide an ample selection of the latest Hollywood blockbusters. Red carpets and big-name stars are no match for small, low-budget and independent films, right? Well, maybe not.

Neil Young, with his unmistakable voice and melodic lyrics, has been a constant staple in American music. But his latest album, 'Living With War,' which is wrought with controversy because of its strong political statements, seems to be more of a gimmick

An all-star group of musicians brought the magic of jazz to life last Friday night, as trumpeter Eddie Henderson led a talented musical ensemble in 'The Music of Miles Davis,' on tour at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

I don't usually talk about opening acts, as the headliner generally gives me enough material to work with. I find it truly difficult in this case to stick to that pattern, as the three artists who performed at the El Rey Theatre on May 5 each played so br

It is that time of year again, when the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival rolls around. Early May means it's time to max out the credit card and go get burned in the hot Indio sun, and see almost every band you missed on tour over the year.

Media artist Matthew Barney has a lot of interesting things going for him. After a childhood spent doing normal things in boring middle America, Barney attended Yale University, did some modeling, had some kids with partner Bjork and created one of the m