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GABE DURHAMStaff Writer There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of Fiona Apple’s first album in six years. These songs were first recorded several years ago as produced by Jon Brion (“Punch-Drunk Love” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” soundtracks) and then shelved by the label. When fans orchestrated a “Free Fiona” campaign in favor of the album’s release, … [Read more...] about Apple loses freshness

GABE DURHAMStaff Writer Scientists are working on creating remote control robots so a doctor can perform a gall bladder removal on astronauts from the comfort of Earth. If the surgeries are successful, they may let the robots operate on regular Earth-dwellers as well. Anyone who has seen “The Terminator,” “The Matrix,” or any of the slew of man versus machine rip-offs can tell … [Read more...] about Man vs. machine plot is overdone

POPPY GAROFALOStaff Writer Inside the crowded Bovard Auditiorium at University of Southern California, 25 Pepperdine students cheered from the audience for a rising opera singer, who is both a friend and peer on the Malibu campus. Senior Christin Wismann, an applied vocal music major, was one of four top winners in the Western region finals of the Metropolitan Opera National … [Read more...] about Opera singer competes nationally

SHANNON URTNOWSKIStaff Writer Los Angeles is full of hidden treasures, and a small stretch of road on Santa Monica Boulevard holds one of the city’s best kept theatrical secrets. The area, which extends from Highland to Van Ness avenues, is nicknamed Theater Row and is home to many independent playhouses known for producing quality productions despite the financial struggles … [Read more...] about Theater row takes center stage

GINNA NGUYENStaff Writer Bleep, burrrr, whiiiirl. That’s Bob the Robot, talking about his latest dragon-slaying adventure. But, as modern-day culture tells us, dragons are not real. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, when asked of the inspiration behind their novels, each answered that he wanted to read fantasy. But since few wrote such a genre at the time, Tolkien and Lewis had to … [Read more...] about Rock the world with self-expression