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    Theater Ensemble’s Anon(ymous) Coming Soon

    Theater Ensemble is back with its Fall 2011 show, Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka. Under the leadership of Director Andrea Hart and Producer Sarah Samonsky, the production will be opening the first weekend of November. Based on Homer’s epic The Odyssey, it follows the journey of...

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    Let Them Eat Cake

    Club Rush Day: so many clubs, so little time, so much sugar. How do you make a decision about which clubs to sign up for in that 45 minute lunch period? Is it the yelling club representatives that draw you in? Is it the colorful banners? ...

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    Cougar Concert Series: Farmer Dave Scher, Simon Joyner, Jonathan Wilson at the New Parish

    During the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass weekend, Farmer Dave Scher opened a small show at Oakland’s New Parish on October 1. Joining Farmer Dave were indie-folk veterans Simon Joyner and Jonathan Wilson. Farmer Dave played a set including most of his songs from his first album,...

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    Off the Grid, On Your Plate

    “Cupcakes! Come over and grab some cupcakes!” an employee of Cupkates yelled out, summoning a scurry of fellow food truck workers from under their colorful awnings. By 9:00, the sun had set and the patrons – an eccentric mix of young hipster couples, families with...

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    A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing

    Victorian Society with a hint of magic and a dash of deadly danger.

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    Fleet Foxes

    Fleet Foxes’ latest album, Helplessness Blues, coming three years after the release of their self-titled first album, is most certainly worth the wait. Fleet Foxes is an indie folk band, yet this album deviates slightly from their first in that they approach the music that...

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    Das Racist – Relax

    Das racist isn’t joking.  Or are they?  The hip-hop trio has come out with their first label album, and this time they mean business. After their first two mix tapes, Shut up, Dude, and Sit Down, Man, Das Racist has gained the reputation of a...

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    Moneyball

    Though the Oakland Athletics have never won a championship under general manager Billy Beane, his unique statistical philosophies allowed them to remain competitive in the early 2000s despite one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. The movie Moneyball – based on the book Moneyball by...

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    The Mortal Instruments Trilogy

    Twilight with intrigue...but better!

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    Mates of State – Mountaintops: Review

    Married-couple-pop-duet Mates of State return for their seventh full-length studio album Mountaintops. Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, Bay Area natives, attempt to remake their sound on the LP, while sticking true to their electronic beats and keeping their uptempo lyrics in the process. How is...

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    Cookies Rule Everything Around Me.

    For those of you who have never been to C.R.E.A.M., this may seem like an extreme exaggeration.

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    No Strings Attached

    Can Best Friends Be Sex Friends? Having always wondered this question ourselves, we deemed the film worth watching.

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