…she became more serious about songwriting when she took a lyric writing class at UCLA taught by hit songwriter, Marty Panzer (who wrote the hits “Even Now” for Manilow and “Through The Years” for Kenny Rogers). “It was when I took Marty Panzer’s writing class, that songwriting became more than a hobby for me,” explained…
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You Need to Watch ‘Lodge 49,’ the Weirdest Show on Television
Lodge 49, AMC’s new hour-long comedic drama, is about losers—the unlucky, the broke, the down and out. – VICE, August 6, 2018 Read More Image Source: VICE, All photos courtesy of Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
Farmscape’s Lara Hermanson on How a Garden Can Improve Your Workday
The lightbulb went off for Lara Hermanson, co-founder of Farmscape, the largest urban farming venture in the U.S., when she graduated college to an office job “and immediately got depressed.” – Forbes , July 30, 2018
Jonathan Gold ‘could have written about L.A.’s Smog and made it seem appetizing’
To the editor: “Brilliant” is the best word I could use to describe the late Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold’s writing and career. I first picked up the LA Weekly in the early 1980s as a student at UCLA; when Gold joined the staff a few years later, he became my favorite because…
Anya Taylor-Joy, Nick Robinson & Sasha Lane Star In ‘Weetzie Bat’ Film Adaptation
Anya Taylor-Joy, who broke onto the scene with her lauded performance in A24’s The Witch, has been tapped as the title character in Weetzie Bat, the film adaptation of Francesca Lia Block’s cult favorite 1980s novel that Justin Kelly is directing. Love, Simon star Nick Robinson, American Honey standout Sasha Lane, Theodore Pellerin (Boy Erased)…
What to Know About U.S. University Spring Admission
While most of his peers started university last fall, Saw Yan “James” Naung from Myanmar began attending San Jose State University in the spring 2018 semester. Naung delayed applying due to health reasons, but says the extra time ended up benefiting him in many ways. Similarly, at UCLA Extension, the continuing education division of the…