15 years ago, the world of cinema was hit with one of the biggest films ever made — “Titanic.” Like the hype surrounding the titular ship, director James Cameron crafted a movie so large and so expansive in scale, the public went into a type of “Titanic” frenzy. It became Read More…
Ah, Cal Day! For many, this day is fondly remembered as the day they, as a prospective Cal student, came to visit the campus and basked in the wondrous place that is UC Berkeley. Now, for many of us current students, this is known as the day everything will be Read More…
Have you been listening to chamber hip-hop operas recently? As of yet, your iPod doesn’t alphabetically list this between blues and classical. Nor does Spotify, Grooveshark or iTunes offer you this section to listen to your favorite rap-cantatas. This is because, as JooWan Kim, co-founder of Ensemble Mik Nawooj, revealed, Read More…
Dr. Dog pulls it off again. Six albums deep, the band picks up where their 2010 release, Shame, Shame, left off and gives us Be the Void. With a tendency to experiment, or more so, let their style evolve with age, Dr. Dog departs further from their psychedelic harmonies and Read More…
Classic Schmosby. After seven years of playing Ted Mosby in “How I Met Your Mother,” Josh Radnor has been making efforts to discover life apart from his architect alter ego. However earnestly he has tried to create another image of himself, he only kind of, sort of departs from Ted. Read More…
He’s a proclaimed atheist, pop culture enthusiast and voice actor dabble-ist (from “The Fairly OddParents” to the lead role of Remy in “Ratatouille”). He’s known for his role as Star Trek-nerd, Spence in “The King of Queens” and most significantly known for his flourishing stand-up career. Ladies and gentlemen, this Read More…
Luckily, Berkeley is such a campus that gives us professors that not only teach math and English, but also make movies and write plays. Case in point, UC Berkeley Professors, Edward Frenkel (Department of Mathematics) and Thomas Farber (Department of English) have teamed up to write the play, “The Two-Body Read More…
Some dads volunteer as the umpire for your little league baseball team in order to bond with you, others take you on a bicycling trip to a volcano when you’re 17 and provide you with the right stuff to get you high for the first time. For filmmaker Kaleo La Read More…
As written in the script, “The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer” is “a stage-play for a Baroque-Orchestra, two sopranos and one actor.” As seen on stage, the show is a full art experience. Presented by John Malkovich and writer/director Michael Sturminger, it is an intriguing format of orchestral Read More…
Peter, Paul, Mary…and Bill? Almost your typical cast of a Biblical saga, these characters are not actually the personalities you’d find in either the New or Old Testament. As seen in Steinberg Award-winning playwright Bill Cain’s newest, autobiographical work, “How to Write a New Book for the Bible,” the cast Read More…
