Amy Crocker

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• No regrets, no edits, no doubt about it – I’m done

  June 9, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

  The most important thing I learned from being an editor this year at the Daily Bruin is that sometimes, you just have to be done.

• Hip, hip, hooray for not-so-hip nightlife

  May 27, 2008 at midnight

  The approaching summer means the end to, or at least the three-month break from, entertainment as we know it.

• Record-breaking auction shows beauty is priceless

  May 19, 2008 at 11:54 p.m.

  As they generally are, this week’s art sales were record-breaking. Despite the recession, people still found good news to report, and the media found numerous broken records to report.

• Art students take on unconventional opera

  May 16, 2008 at 12:40 a.m.

  Downtown, in the vault of a converted bank building, UCLA music and theater students will be performing the uncensored version of Brecht and Weill’s 1928 “Die Dreigroschenoper,” translated as “3pennyopera.” ...

• Artwork should speak for itself

  May 13, 2008 at midnight

  I’ve come to a little bit of an internal crossroads.

• Birthday freebies can take the cake

  May 6, 2008 at 12:27 a.m.

  Today is my birthday, so I’ve been thinking for a while about all the different fun things one could possibly do on this holiday of holidays.

• A story’s teller is as important as her words

  April 29, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

  This weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a more lasting imprint was burned into my skin than the mere rays of the sun.

• Don’t curse Potter fan for book

  April 22, 2008 at midnight

  It’s been absolutely thrilling to have Harry Potter in the news again.

• This summer, give sunscreen a chance

  April 15, 2008 at 12:19 a.m.

  As much as I love sunny weather, a little part of me is always sad to see the clouds parting.

• Repair to spare favorite accessories

  April 8, 2008 at 12:33 a.m.

  When your car breaks, you don’t just buy a new car, you fix it. Same goes for toilets, sprinkler systems and refrigerators.