This story might not be true, but it’s alleged that during the filming of Fitzcarraldo in 1982, the great yet insane Polish actor Klaus Kinski, fed up with months of grueling shooting in the jungles of South America, told his director he was escaping by boat up the Amazon and never looking back. Werner Herzog, [...]
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A very LA birthday for Peter Bjorn and John
The trio celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a new album and a show at Club Nokia.
Read the rest of this article »Herzog, Cage go off the deep end in ‘Lieutenant’
Take an eccentric director, add an eccentric star, and what’s the outcome? A truly bizarre film. In Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, the combination of Werner Herzog’s zany, metaphor-rich directing and Nicolas Cage’s over-exaggerated characterization produces a ludicrous yet somewhat fascinating film that both entices and befuddles the audience. Love or hate him, [...]
Read the rest of this article »Task force shouldn’t dismiss breast health
Recommending that women younger than 50 don’t need to get regular exams is dangerous.
Read the rest of this article »Seven habits of highly ineffective governors
With Gov. Schwarzenegger’s second term about to wrap up, several names have begun to surface as his possible replacement, with California Attorney General Jerry Brown and eBay CEO Meg Whitman currently leading the polls. The campaign has yet to hit its stride, but with the financial disarray that California has been stewing in, the race [...]
Read the rest of this article »Organizers postpone inaugural ‘undie run’
Students hope to bring the UCLA tradition to USC at the end of the spring semester.
Read the rest of this article »LAPD takes new approach to enforcing bike laws
Officers had issued 15 citations by noon. Last time, LAPD officers issued a total of 120 citations.
Read the rest of this article »USG event brings presidents together
First Council of Presidents received good reviews from leaders of student groups.
Read the rest of this article »A burger a day keeps the apples away
Providing healthy food on campus seems like a no-brainer, but with such a high student demand for grease, the issue gets slippery.
Read the rest of this article »USC, embattled County hospital tread murky water
The LAC+USC Hospital has long struggled to keep up with the urgent care demands of LA’s uninsured, and it’s only getting worse.
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