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...
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Arts Columns
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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April 9, 11:16 pm
Pop-up review: With mishmash of unrelated exhibits, the Egg House isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
The latest pop-up on Melrose Avenue takes the egg out of egg-cellent. The first Egg House opened in New York City in 2018 and from there traveled to Shanghai and will now be in Los Angeles until April 28. Read more...
Photo: Caroline Chou, a first-year film and television student, visited The Egg House on Melrose Avenue. One room has a pink and blue basketball court featuring egg yolks as balls. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV, Music
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April 8, 10:59 pm
Second Take: Recent wave of nostalgia-based marketing is compelling, but may be unsustainable
America’s burnin’ up with nostalgia. But all fevers have to break. In March, the Jonas Brothers made a move that possibly changed the course of American society by dropping “Sucker” – their first song since the band’s historic split in 2013. Read more...
Photo: The Jonas Brothers – comprised of Nick, Joe and Kevin – were well known Disney Channel singers before their split in 2013. But six years later, the trio reunited with the release of their single “Sucker.” (Creative Commons photo by Christopher Simon, via Wikipedia Commons)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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April 7, 4:33 pm
Concert review: Vulnerability takes center stage in Quinn XCII’s engaging, humanizing performance
Quinn XCII led fans to “Another Day in Paradise” at The Wiltern. The Saturday show was part of the electric pop musician’s “From Tour with Love” tour, titled after his second album, “From Michigan with Love,” which celebrates individualism and nostalgia. Read more...
Photo: Electric pop star Quinn XCII performed Saturday at The Wiltern for his “From Tour with Love” tour. His show provided a reflective space for audiences to feel vulnerable and recognize that they are not alone in facing mental health issues, along with other hurdles life presents. (Paigue Hua/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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April 4, 11:36 pm
Movie review: ‘Pet Sematary’ revival falls flat, fails to deliver fully fleshed-out horror
The plot of “Pet Sematary” is almost as nonsensical as its spelling. An unclear timeline and inconsistent performances do not exactly help, either. Following the 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1983 novel, “Pet Sematary” takes yet another visual incarnation. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Kerry Hayes/Paramount Pictures)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 3, 10:35 pm
Art to Heart: Students reinterpret Big Bertha to subvert art world’s miasma of elitism
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: Standing Woman (Heroic Woman) – a 1932 sculpture by Gaston Lachaise – stands in the walkway between Bunche Hall and the Broad Art Center. Columnist Lisa Aubry uses the sculpture to analyze the phenomenon of polarized attitudes toward art, and assert that all interpretations are valid. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 30, 5:59 pm
Theater review: New ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ tastes a little sour among all the sweet
People say not to talk with food in your mouth, but they never said anything about singing. With gobstoppers in their cheeks, the cast members of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” set out to create a world of candy and color at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Joan Marcus)