Quotes of the Week 7-10
This is still a gorilla. We have a lot of work to do.’
Month: July 2008
It’s All About Me: California Artists’ Self-Portraits
The history of self-portraiture is about as old as the history of art itself, primarily because the self as subject is always available and often irresistible to the artist’s ego.
‘With July 4th just past, I was wondering how Santa Barbara celebrated the centennial in 1876.’
Before 1876, July 4th was not all that big a deal in Santa Barbara.
Living Page Photo
Rehearsal studio
Education 7-10
UCSB psychology professor Michael Gazzaniga was named a recipient of Germany’s Humboldt Research Prize last week in recognition of advancements in the understanding of the interactions across the hemispheres of the human brain he made while studying people who have undergone split-brain surgery.
Quiz: Literary Minds
1. Which Missouri town served as the fictional St. Petersburg in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
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The Great Gap Fire of 2008
The now infamous Gap Fire was nearly over before it started.
Bus Riders Up, Fares to Follow
With gas prices pushing $5 a gallon, the Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) is reporting a record surge in the number of bus riders.
Rubicon Goes Global
To understand the idealistic vision of the Rubicon International Theatre Festival, you must consider the childhood of its director, Linda Purl.
