by Advocate Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Better Call CrossActor, writer, and comedian David Cross has made an art of diminished expectations. The miserable characters he plays strive to settle for mediocre, like the aspiring actor Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development, the titular temp worker promoted beyond...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Higher GroundNot everyone has the capacity for prolonged reflection — I recall ditching Siddhartha halfway through middle school to focus more of my efforts on GoldenEye for Nintendo 64 — but with practice comes … if not perfection, at least a clearer, calmer focus on...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Rag Tag Team This year’s wimp-out of a winter is a little extra embarrassing now that Norwegians have come to visit. Performers Geddy Aniksdal and Lars Vik — whose theatre company Grenland Friteater is celebrating its 40th anniversary — hail from the frozen north,...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Getting Down to Brass TracksThe Primate Fiasco evolves faster than you can say “social Darwinism.” Members come and go, and the band’s sound has changed a lot over the years, but never so much as in the past year and a half. With new members and new instruments, The...
by Advocate Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Church of SaganLos Angeles isn’t the only city crowded with stars. Go out at night, do your best to flee the light pollution, and just lie back. Funny how easy it is to swap out the small, glowing screen for the infinite cosmos. On the first Friday of every month,...
