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· National Book Award nominee Joan Silber discusses the element of time in fiction as part of UCLA's Hammer Readings series. So, Mr. MFA, put down that sitcom spec script and remember the days before you knew what a slugline was.
· Music round-up: John Doe and Laura Cantrell at The El Rey; Four Tet at the Echo; and, oops, hope you didn't waste a trip to Pomona last night, as M.I.A. plays the Henry Fonda tonight.
· Here's where we really test what kind of diversion you're up for just because it's free: Discuss new and exciting materials with architects and designers in Silverlake.