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Hotline: Custom cuisine

RESTAURANT: House of Shabu-Shabu. Irvine, California. You may not have heard of the mouth-watering feast that is House of Shabu-Shabu.

Hotline: Heartbreak hit

ALBUM: Coexist. BAND: The XX. The xx’s latest album, Coexist, is one of the best albums of the summer. Its

Hotline: Deadly debt

MOVIE: Killer Joe. Matthew McConaughey steps out of his typical sexy body roles and plays a sinister perverted assassin in

Hotline: Bluegrass bust

ALBUM: The Carpenter. BAND: The Avett Brothers. While the Avett Brother’s new album The Carpenter delivers melodically, the lyrics are

An illustration of Wes Schaffner wearing his reading glasses and wearing a bright shirt with tropical print of yellow and green goilage with strong sky blue background, sitting in front of a desk by the window painting. The window is a view of the ocean with two big birds flying by. Jars of colored liquid and water paint tray lay on the desk while Wes is re-creating a water painting of a photo with colorful flowers and green foliage.

Life of art: Wes Schaffner

By Marissa Adams Remembering a friend of the SAC Art Department. For Wes Schaffner, life was a work of art.

Hotline: Thinly veiled

MUSIC ALBUM REVIEW GROUP: Passion Pit ALBUM: Gossamer If Passion Pit’s first studio album Manners turned you into a fan,

Theatre Department casting call: August 29-30

PHILIPS HALL: PLAY AUDITIONS The Theatre Arts Department will hold a two-day audition in Phillips Hall, Aug. 29 and 30

A soft focus image of the two lead singers of Sebastian Mylnarski in the field. Female singer Roddic is looking into the camera while male singer James look down with his eyes closed.

Engaged with the music

After a long silence following the release of their first single Ungirthed early in 2011, Purity Ring synchronizes Electronic music

Actor Will Ferrell and Sach Galifianakis touching nose-to-nose and angrily starring at each other.

Hotline: Bad politics

MOVIE REVIEW: The Campaign (Warner Bros.) The Campaign with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis is a major disappointment. The writing

Hardest rapper gone soft?

MUSIC ALBUM REVIEW ARTIST: Rick Ross. ALBUM: God Forgives•I Donts CATEGORY: Rap. Rick Ross created his career on the idea