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Resilience Bound
By Jeff Wing   |   August 11, 2026

A mother and daughter – Sissy Taran and Tiffany Howard – have co-written a book of the sort one reads in a single stunned sitting. The volume’s title – We are Resilient – is boldly declarative at first glance, but wading into the book (and it is designed as a series of digestible, stupefying short […]

The ‘L word’ Comes to Life
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 4, 2026

Meghan Bush, who was appointed the Miller McCune executive director of UCSB Arts & Lectures just over a year ago, is understandably excited about the “Word of Mouth” series in the upcoming 2026-27 season, the part that makes up the bulk of the latter half of the A&L moniker.  “We have very high standards and […]