The schoolbag: as students, almost all of us have one. We always carry it around, and it’s an accessory that can never really go out of style. Read more...
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May 8, 12:00 am
Student Sartorialist: Balancing function v. fashion in schoolbags
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May 6, 12:08 am
Out of Focus: Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’ a beautiful take on ‘King Lear’
Blood stains the rolling hills of the Japanese countryside. Arrows fly through the air as warriors in phalanx formations march across the plains. In Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran,” these images are beautified – we see poetry in the bloodshed, poetry in war. Read more...
Photo: “Ran” is Japenese director Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 adaptation of the Shakespearean classic “King Lear” set in feudal Japan. The film will screen at The Cinefamily this Sunday. (The Criterion Collection)
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May 4, 11:38 pm
Ice Cream Mondaes: Sweet Rose Creamery
Ice cream – sometimes a delicacy and often a necessity for any sweet tooth – has reached and drawn from almost every corner of the world, and its delectable charm has not escaped those of us in the newsroom. Read more...
Photo: Sweet Rose Creamery in Brentwood features offbeat organic ice cream flavors, including olive oil and basil. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 1, 1:08 am
Student Sartorialist: Statement shoes are worthy wardrobe purchases
It was the 1980s: Duran Duran was on the radio, MTV was still cool and monkey boots were all the rage. Thirty years later, trends have changed and monkey boots, an ankle-length lace-up comparable to Doc Martens, have become just another forgotten shoe style of the past. Read more...
Photo: Footwear like Birkenstock sandals helps the shoe’s owner express a style statement. Columnist Noor Gill argues that buying any pair of statement shoes helps define an outfit, such as that of Dante Matero, a second-year world arts and cultures student. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)
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April 29, 9:00 am
Out of Focus: Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan’ pushes past boundaries of comedy genre
The pulsating sounds of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” sound out over the New York City skyline. In a flurry of images, we see the iconography traditionally associated with the city – its brimstone buildings, its towering skyscrapers, its citizens marching on through the bustling, damp and snow-covered streets – as a neurotic, disembodied voice begins to speak, apparently trying to figure out the right words to start his new novel. Read more...
Photo: (United Artists) Woody Allen’s 1979 masterpiece “Manhattan” stars Allen as Isaac Davis, a television comedy writer who falls in love with his best friend’s mistress while dealing with the antics of his mischievous ex-wife. The film will be screening Friday at The Cinefamily on Fairfax Avenue.
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April 24, 12:10 am
Student Sartorialist: Preppy meets casual in SoCal collegiate style
I’m fascinated by any style that I can describe as a combination of Jim Carrey from “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and a yuppie from a John Hughes movie. Read more...
Photo: “Bro” style, mixing traditionally preppy staples with more of a West Coast casual style of wear, is continuously present on the UCLA campus, especially with the undergraduate male students, such as third-year business economics student Yousif Kurdi. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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April 22, 12:10 am
Out of Focus: ‘Touch of Evil’ to return to site of famed opening sequence
Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil” opens with an explosion of sight and sound: the loud jazz of jukeboxes, honking cars and near the scene’s conclusion, a literal explosion – a car goes up in flames after a bomb detonates. Read more...
Photo: “Touch of Evil” stars Charlton Heston as Mexican officer Mike Vargas alongside Orson Welles, who both directs and stars in the film. One of Welles’ most acclaimed pieces, “Touch of Evil” will be showing at the Million Dollar Theatre near Venice Beach on Saturday. (Universal Pictures)