Bollywood is known internationally and more specifically in the United States for making movies with lavish song-and-dance numbers. Many audiences around the world turn to Bollywood for its escapist plot lines. Although this list contains some majestic song-and-dance movies, there are also some thoughtful and insightful surprises.
It's been a long path for Animal Collective. The band takes its inspiration from whatever it finds interesting at the time, proving to be one of the most resourceful acts in modern music.
The sun is shining and the breeze is balmy—spring has definitely arrived. Some days, the heat is sweltering enough to drive a girl into the ubiquitous shorts and flip-flops uniform. What can you do to get out of a hot-weather fashion rut, especially on a college student's budget?
THE CRITIC: "In The Manner of the Adverb" is part one of the MFA thesis show, and it showcases a partiality toward a clean, controlled aesthetic via drawings, paintings, film, photography and digital work. This spare visual sense is tempered with a conceptual intensity that informs the execution of each work, and fills the quiet space with potent references.
Indio is a quiet desert town 125 miles east of Los Angeles, but for three days out of the year, it is what Prince dubbed "The coolest place on Earth." (And he would know.)
Although we are now in the 21st century, gender inequality still exists in universities, in a subtler manner. A report by the National Center for Education Statistics states, "Women now represent more of the U.S. undergraduate population than men." This means that women have become the majority group in undergraduate programs across the United States. However, how equally proportioned are females in higher education?
AWKWARD SITUATIONS: I have a problem remembering people's names. I can remember birthdays, how to knit and John Locke's view on human nature; however, I fail to retain something as simple as a name. And I don't mean unique names; I'm talking about common names like Bob and Jane. Just this past week, I hit a record high of forgetting people I had already met. I tried to introduce myself to five people—all of whom remembered meeting me previously.
ZOT IN THE CITY: As I listen to the Beach Boys sweetly croon, "Wouldn't it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn't have to wait so long," I can't help but commiserate. Sometimes I think that if Brandon and I were just a few years older, a few years wiser, more mature and had solid jobs, I could stop feeling like I'm constantly walking on eggshells while I wait to see if our relationship will blossom into something more.
Many UC Irvine students choose to spend their free time volunteering around Orange County, whether it is through an organization on-campus or one that is outside of school. Now there is a program offered through UCI that involves students in volunteer service projects, and provides them with resources that aim to increase their awareness of social issues within Orange County.
When I found out I was pregnant, I was in an abusive relationship of two and a half years. At the time, my relationship with my boyfriend, "Matt" had been on and off for about a month. He strung me along, made me cry every night and used me for sex.
