Cal gymnastics advance to championship meets in Georgia and Oklahoma
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The women’s team is coming off of a fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, which bumped Cal up in the national rankings to No. 15.
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Smino plays to strengths for better or worse on ‘NOIR’
Smino’s sophomore effort NOIR is a masterclass in idiosyncrasy that mostly delivers on the rapper’s enormous promise but is held back by confusing stylistic choices that impede its natural flow.
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‘Sharp Objects’ presents twisted character study in spellbinding Southern gothic
Equal parts murder mystery, lurid Southern gothic and claustrophobic family drama, it tracks the return of a journalist to her home in Wind Gap.
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UC Berkeley professors talk on their favorite summers in college
What do illegal camping, bilingual sailing lessons and Robert Kennedy have in common? They each could be your path to a future university professorship — or, at least, they each were part of a UC Berkeley faculty member’s road to success.
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90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script
Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Why ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ fails audience, main characters
“Three Billboards” is pretty much useless. It masquerades as a progressive narrative, only to generate pages upon pages of discourse about what’s not there.
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Academy Award nominations highlight impact of #MeToo movement, remaining need for progress
The narrative of this year’s nominations has shifted towards a reflection of the Academy’s gradual emphasis on the necessity of progress in Hollywood.
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Things to know about the 2017 solar eclipse
Still aren’t sure why the eclipse is a big deal? Well, here are some cool facts about this year’s solar eclipse and where you can view it.
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UC Berkeley to receive about $400K for Mark Twain Project
UC Berkeley is one of four institutions set to receive over $400,000 each in surcharge funds collected from the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Program.
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Former City Councilmember Betty Olds dies at age 96
Former City Councilmember, longtime Berkeley resident and community leader Betty Olds died on July 16. Olds was 96.
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