People and Things fails to shine


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People and Things by Jack’s Mannequin 2/4 Stars Released Oct. 4, People and Things is the third album from Orange County-based piano-rock/pop/punk group Jack’s Mannequin.  In order to understand People and Things, we must first examine the journey of frontman Andrew McMahon. In 2005, shortly after the release of the band’s first album, McMahon was diagnosed […]

Così Fan Tutte pleases ears, not eyes


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Così Fan Tutte, an opera brought to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from Glyndebourne, ends its run Saturday, but you might not want to change your weekend plans just yet. From the brilliant minds of Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, the three-hour, 30-minute opera buffa — or comic opera — centers on fidelity. Ferrando (Saimir Pirgu) […]

Jenny Holzer inspires at Fisher Museum


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Raise boys and girls the same. Protect me from what I want. Abuse of power comes as no surprise. Imagine these phrases placed on T-shirts and posters. Imagine them winding in LED letters around the curves of the Guggenheim museum in New York. Imagine them in huge letters, projected and sliding over the pyramid outside […]