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This weekend brings USC a total of FOUR productions- I hope you have a clear schedule! We have three SDA productions; Mrs. Packard, Morning View and The Most Happy Fella,, and an independent student production The Pink House One Acts. Here’s the run-down: Mrs. Packard by Emily Mann is a very dramatic period piece revolving […]
Defiance: MMO/TV concept to fuse worlds, industries
By KATI MCCORMICK
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The game Defiance came out on April 2nd. This is noteworthy for a few reasons, despite the lack of reviews. Firstly, it’s a rare massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMO) that one can play not only on a computer, but on standard gaming consoles (except the Wii, of course). Defiance is a third person shooter, […]
Mad Men season 6 premiere captures moral dichotomy
By SARA WORTH
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It is the winter of 1967, just months before the My Lai massacre and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the characters of AMC’s Mad Men are haunted by death. Sunday’s two hour season six premiere sent audiences right back into the height of the Vietnam War. Don Draper, who during Korea […]
Springing into ‘SC: Worth the Wait
By RINI SAMPATH
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May 1st is approaching quickly. For most of us, that’s probably an irrelevant date. But let’s take a moment and revisit our senior year of high school, when May 1st was more than just another day. In fact, it was the BIG day: The deadline to decide which big letters would adorn our crewneck sweaters […]
Finding Dory: Pixar’s search for revitalisation
By KATI MCCORMICK
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When I came across a poster for Finding Dory on Tumblr, I thought it was another wishful photoshop designed to remind Pixar fans of the inexcusable lack of Dory’s presence in the past decade. Many online reactions were disbelieving, given the unfortunate proximity to April Fools’ Day. When its release was confirmed, however, reactions were […]
Springing into ‘SC: That One Time We Started a Hip-Hop Duo
By RINI SAMPATH
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When the great Maddy Keavy and I decided to perform at Ground Zero, it was as much of a joke as Vermin Supreme running for President. The shtick was simple: We’d ask the audience to call out a word, I would drop a beat, and Maddy would begin to rap lyrics adhering to the theme […]
State of Troy Theater – “Broken Eggs” and “The Most Happy Fella”
By CHARLOTTE SPANGLER
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This weekend kicks off the “season of plays” at USC; from now until the end of the semester, there will be at least two productions every week, with some weeks having as many as four different productions! This weekend brings us to the School of Dramatic Arts official performances. Both are period pieces that deal […]
Tanaya’s Table – Wildcraft Sourdough Pizza
By TANAYA GHOSH
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Squash blossoms and ricotta on sourdough, please. Have you ever tried sourdough? You probably have, right? How about pizza with a sourdough crust? If that sounds intriguing to you, you can get your fix at Wildcraft Sourdough Pizza in Culver City. The hip new eatery, which recently opened in downtown Culver City, is a laid-back […]
Game of Thrones season three premiere offers little to potential new fans
By SARA WORTH
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One of the main purposes of this blog is “telexperimentation.” To that effect, it’s about watching new shows that are off my beaten path, really just to see what sticks. In that regard, starting with Game of Thrones was either a great idea or a terrible idea; jumping into a fantasy world in some distant-past […]
Springing into ‘SC
By RINI SAMPATH
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Jan. 12, 2013: While everyone else started their second semester of college with their dorm rooms intact, friends by the dozens, and a better understanding of the real world, there I was hauling in my suitcases, clamoring for my hangable high school memorabilia and just starting to figure out how to use the washer/dryer combo […]