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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

'Corktown '57' Revives The Irish Dramatic Voice

Comments (0) | Corktown, Ireland, Irish Drama, Los Angeles, Odyssey Theatre, Theater and Dance, Theatre

John Ruby, Andrew Connolly and Nick Tate. (Photo by Ed Krieger)

Ryan David McRee
Staff Reporter

"Corktown '57" is very close to being the next great Irish play.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Coachella 2015: Lineup Predictions

Comments (1) | A Head Full of Dreams, Academy Awards, Ain't It Fun, alt-J, angelina jolie, Arctic Monkeys, Auckland, Because the Internet, Bonnaroo, Bono, California, Childish Gambino, Chris Martin, coachella, Coachella 2015, coldplay, Consequence of Sound, Donald Glover, Empire Polo Club, England, festivals, ghost stories, Goldenvoice, grammy awards, grammys, Grammys 2015, Gwen Stefani, Holy Ship!!!, indio, Inglewood, inland empire, Ireland, iTunes, Jack White, kauai, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza Brazil, Lollapalooza South America, London, Los Angeles, Miracles, Music, Music, music festivals, new york, new zealand, No Doubt, north america, oklahoma, Oscars, Outkast, Paramore, rebecca black, Rock In Rio, Rock In Rio USA, Sam Smith, SoCal, Songs of Innocence, Stay With Me, STN MTN, The Forum, This Is All Yours, U2, Unbroken, Westboro Baptist Church, X&Y

All things considered, a No Doubt headlining appearance at Coachella seems pretty likely. (@GuveraID / Twitter)

Michelle Tiu
Entertainment Producer

VIDEO: Will No Doubt pull an Outkast and celebrate their reunion by headlining at Coachella 2015?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Lineup Puts U2 At Bottom Of List

Comments (1) | 2014 Academy Awards, 2014 MTV EMAs, 25th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, alt-J, apple, Ben Patashnik, Best Original Song, bush, California, Everclear, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Funny or Die, Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Inglewood, INTERPOL, Ireland, Irish, iTunes, Kae Kurd, kroq, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Linkin Park, Los Angeles, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Modest Mouse, Music, New Politics, Nick Mason, NME, ordinary love, Oscars 2014, para los ninos, pink floyd, Rise Against, Rolling Stone, royal blood, Smashing Pumpkins, Songs of Innocence, system of a down, Taylor Hawkins, Tears for Fears, The Forum, TheMusic.com.au, U2, vance joy, Walk The Moon, Weezer, windows 10

Has U2 finally reached their peak? (@mtvza / Twitter)

Michelle Tiu
Entertainment Producer

VIDEO: As usual, the lineup is a star-studded one, but why was U2 placed at the bottom of the list?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

UN Visit For Detroit Water Conflict: Is Water A Basic Human Right?

Comments (0) | Brazil, Detroit, Dublin, Ireland, Nation and World, Sao Paolo, shortage, United Nations, water

Detroit riverfront. (HarshLight/Flickr)

Belinda Cai
Web Producer

Protests involving limited access to water have been occurring around the world.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Children Used As Guinea Pigs In Irish Home For Unwed Mothers

Comments (1) | 800 babies, Bon Secours sisters, Catherine Corless, Charlie Flanagan, child abuse, drug trials, GlaxoSmithKline, home for unwed mother, informed consent, Ireland, Irish, Ministry for children, mother and baby home, Nation and World, septic tank, The Home

Mothers of the children tested may not have given informed consent. (National Library of Ireland, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Developments unfold in the nightmarish report of 800 babies found in a mass grave in Ireland. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Festive Saint Patrick's Day Desserts

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Festive recipes to celebrate Saint Patricks Day (Megan McGarry/Pinterest).

Helen Carefoot
Staff Writer

Celebrate the Emerald Isle's favorite holiday with these six Saint Patrick's Day themed desserts.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Deadly Drinking Game Goes Viral

Comments (0) | Alcohol, alcohol poisoning, alcoholism, csu lb, darby saxbe, death, diana johnson, drinking, Facebook, instagram, Ireland, Nation and World, national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism, Neknominate, peer pressure, ronald alakana, stripping, Twitter, UK

Blamed for the death of five overseas, Neknominate has finally made the jump stateside. (Photo/JMR Photography)

McKenna Aiello
Staff Reporter

STORIFY: Nekonominate, blamed for the death of five overseas, is now a viral hit in the U.S.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Film Review: 'Philomena'

Comments (0) | catholic church, convent, Film and TV, Film Review, humility, Ireland, Judi Dench, Martin Sixsmith, nuns, Philomena, Philomena Lee, Philomena review, Religion, resentment, Stephen Frears, Steve Coogan, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee

Janet Lee
Staff Reporter

Inspired by a true story, "Philomena" follows two people on a journey for truth.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Things I'm Thinking 08/07/13

Comments (0) | Alcohol, Arab spring, aurora shooting, austerity, austerity measures, boston marathon bombing, counterterrorism, deficit spending, democracy, discovery channel, drinking, drinking age, Drunk Driving, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, economic futures, economy, egypt, embassies, embassy closures, eu, european union, eurozone, finance, Foreign Policy, foreignpolicy.com, Germany, Gitmo, guantanamo bay, guns, Ireland, James Holmes, Jay z, Liberty, libya, Middle East, minimum drinking age, morsi, Opinion, public safety, public works, Rotten Tomatoes, shark week, Smurfs 2, terrorism, terrorists, things i'm thinking

(russavia, Wikimedia Commons)

Dan Morgan-Russell
Guest Contributor

This week's installment of Calum Hayes' summer opinion series, "Things I'm Thinking."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Irish Art Finds A Home In L.A.

Comments (0) | animation, Arts+Culture, Big Irish Fair, Book of Kells, Brian Boylan, Celtic art, Disney, Ireland, Irish, Irish art, Irish in Los Angeles, Irish myths, Los Angeles

Brian Boylan, Celtic Artist in L.A. (Photo by Paige Brettingen)

Paige Brettingen
Managing Editor

WATCH: L.A.'s premiere Celtic artist shares the mythical inspiration behind his work.

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