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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.

 

South Korea Develops Jellyfish Shredding Robot

Comments (0) | A, Daejeon, Develops, Florida, infestation, Israel, Japan, Jellyfish, Jellyfish Elimination Robotic Swarm, JEROS, korea, Masan Bay, Oakarshamn nuclear power plant, Philippines, robot, Science+Tech, Shredding, South, South Korea Develops a Jellyfish Shredding Robot, Swarms, sweden

These seemingly innocent creatures can actually pack a punch (Janelle Cabuco, Neon Tommy).

Janelle Cabuco
Staff Reporter

Is the brutal killing of jellyfish justified?

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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.

 

Halloween Around The World

Comments (1) | All Hallows Eve, All Souls Eve, ancestors, Arts+Culture, bay bens, Biddhist, cambodia, Candy, Celtic, ceremony, chocolate, countries, dead, Deceased, Dia de los Muertos, earthly pleasures, festival, festival of lanterns, Food, ghosts, halloween, history, holiday, honor, India, Japan, life, Mexico, NPR, Obon, October 31, pastries, Pchum Ben, Pitru Paksha, prayer, relatives, religious, Samhain, sex, shopping, soul cakes, spirits, sugar skulls, sweets, temples, trick or treat, Wall Street Journal, water, zombies

Soul Cakes (Creative Commons/Flickr)

Susy Guerrero
Staff Reporter

Halloween around the world: feasts fit for the dead.

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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.

 

Former House Speaker Tom Foley Passes Away

Comments (0) | big tom, democrat, foley, heather strachan, House, house of representatives, Japan, john boehner, National, national rifle association, ralph foley, Republican, Tom Foley, u.s. house

Tom Foley (Wikimedia Commons)

Arash Zandi
Executive Producer

He was suffering from declining health in the days leading up to his death.

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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.

 

Seven Fast Food Innovations That Whet Our Appetites And Our Minds

Comments (0) | big mac, bk, Burger King, cool ranch, Doritos, doritos locos tacos, double down, double roll pizza, Food, french fries, french fry holder, hands-free whopper, Japan, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, McDonald's, mcdonalds, mighty wings, nacho cheese, pizza, Pizza Hut, Puerto Rico, sandwich, taco, Taco Bell, tacos, whopper

McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in the United Arab Emirates. (Wikimedia Commons)

Arash Zandi
Executive Producer

These seven innovations might make you look at fast food another way.

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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.

 

Who Does America Owe Money: Infographic

Comments (0) | bonds, Brazil, ceiling, China, debt, debt ceiling, federal, Federal Reserve, government, government shutdown, infographic, Japan, Luxemmbourg, Military, National, October 17, pension, pensions, reserve, security, shutdown, social, social security, spending, switzerland, treasury

David Tobia
Executive Producer

America owes $16.8 trillion, and it's not all to China.

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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.

 

Ark Nova: Inflatable Concert Hall Built As Symbol Of Hope

Comments (0) | anish kapoor, Arata Isozaki, Ark Nova, Arts+Culture, cloud gate, Concert hall, Japan, Lucerne Festival, Natural Disaster

Screenshot of Ark Nova interior (Inhabitat Image Galley)

Kelly Masuda
Staff Reporter

World's first inflatable venue: no building necessary.

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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.

 

Radar L.A. Review: 'Dogugaeshi' At The REDCAT

Comments (0) | Art, Arts+Culture, Basil Twist, dogugaeshi, Japan, japanese culture, Los Angeles, Music, Puppetry, Puppets, Radar LA, RedCat, Theater, Theatre, Yumiko Tanaka

Photo Courtesy of REDCAT

Michael Huard
Contributing Writer

What happens when art stops adding to culture?

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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.

 

Radar L.A. Review: 'Shun-kin' at UCLA

Comments (0) | Bunraku, Complicite, Freud Playhouse, In Praise of Shadows, Japan, Los Angeles, Puppetry, Radar LA, Review, Setagaya Public Theatre, Shun-kin, Simon McBurney, Tanizaki, Theater, Theater and Dance, Theatre, UCLA

Complicite and Setagaya Public Theatre perform "Shun-kin" at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Photo by Sarah Ainslie.

Pamela Chan
Contributing Writer

Three stories intertwine in "Shun-kin" to tell a haunting tale of devotion, passion and power, where beauty is unforgiving and love is blinding.

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Buzz

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.

 

Japan Sends Talking Humanoid Robot Into Space

Comments (3) | child, communicate, explore, frontier, gravity, Hope, humanoid, Japan, JAXA, Kirobo, NASA, robot, Science+Tech, space, takahashi, talking, Tomotaka

kirobo

Eric Parra
Executive Producer

Kirobo, a play on "Hope" and "Robot."

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Buzz

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.

 

Trojans Stir Up Politics All Over The World

Comments (0) | egypt, International, Japan, Mohamed Morsi, Shinzo Abe, Trojans, USC alumni

Former president Mohamed Morsi, via European External Action Service

Shoko Oda
Staff Reporter

Read about two Trojans who have rocked the international community lately—for better or for worse. 

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