One of the ’90s’ biggest animated hits is getting a reboot, and who better to lead the way than the biggest movie star of the ’90s – Will Smith. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios)
Arts Columns
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 23, 1:03 am
Art to Heart: Digital media artists’ synesthetic storytelling enlivens and humanizes history
This post was updated on May 23 at 1:31 p.m. Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? Read more...
Photo: Ina Conradi, an Art|Sci Center resident and associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, created “Elysian Fields,” a short digital media film meant to honor her late father for his military service. The film features fighter planes and a depiction of the afterlife. (Courtesy of Ina Conradi)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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May 21, 11:14 pm
Cafe review: Donation-based coffee shop Upside Down provides fresh, welcoming environment
Editor’s note: This article was updated retroactively to remove the name of a source out of concern for their privacy. This post was updated March 1 at 3:41 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Isaac Brickner is the director of Upside Down, a donation-based cafe in Westwood. Brickner is a missionary with Jews For Jesus, a nonprofit which owns and operates the coffee shop, which had its soft opening March 25. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 20, 4:59 pm
‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 recap – Episode 6: ‘The Iron Throne’
Winter is here: The final season of “Game of Thrones” is one of the most highly anticipated television events of the last decade. Follow our columnists as they explore students’ weekly reactions as an iconic era of pop culture comes to an end. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 19, 9:32 pm
Theater review: ‘Invisible Tango’ dances on intersection of narrative, introspection and magic
Magician Helder Guimarães balances the mundane and the magical like a sleight-of-hand trick in his one-man show, “Invisible Tango.” Directed by Frank Marshall, Guimarães’ show will continue its run at the Geffen Playhouse until June 30. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 15, 10:20 pm
Art to Heart: Galleries offer opportunity for students to experience art outside comfort zone
Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? Read more...
Photo: Susan Given and Lee Herschler visited the Lora Schlesinger Gallery’s “rEVOLVEd” exhibition. They said they enjoyed viewing Adonna Khare’s paintings of wild animals because of their love for both animals and art. (Lisa Aubry/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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May 14, 10:55 pm
Second Take: With ‘Old Town Road’ the memes have won, but music quality has lost
Collaborations can do a lot for a track. For some artists, they add credibility; for others, diversity. For Lil Nas X, it created a record-breaking cultural phenomenon. Read more...
Photo: Billy Ray Cyrus collaborated with Lil Nas X on “Old Town Road,” a country rap song that’s become a viral chart topper. However, the increase in such meme-based songs might lead to an overall decline in musical quality, argues Deirdre Klena. (Creative Commons photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark O’Donald via Wikimedia Commons)