Wednesday, May 14

Coachella strays from indie roots, moves toward electronic music

The sun set on the Empire Polo Club in Indio around 7 p.m. last Sunday. Almost on cue, Jeff Mangum, lead singer of Neutral Milk Hotel, began singing: “What a beautiful face/ I have found in this place/ That is circling all round the sun,” from the song “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” I’d waited for most of my adolescent life to catch Mangum live in action and, at Coachella, my wish was finally granted. Read more...

Photo: The second weekend of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival begins Friday in Indio. (Courtesy of Emily Dinh)



Student Sartorialist: UCLA BearWear hinders individual style, expression

One hood, two drawstrings and four letters – the UCLA sweatshirt, a clothing item that is probably present within more closets of our student body than any other. Read more...

Photo: First-year biochemistry student Chloe Purgason sports her BearWear apparel with a classic UCLA T-shirt that is often seen around campus. This week, A&E columnist Noor Gill explores the effects of BearWear on UCLA’s style. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Out of Focus: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ a classic ’70s film despite early controversy

In 1972, the New Yorker published a review of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” in which famed movie critic Pauline Kael argued that the film “had changed the face of an art form.” More than four decades later, Bertolucci’s masterpiece stands as one of the great films of its era. Read more...

Photo: (United Artists) Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” plays this Friday and Saturday at the New Beverly Cinema and stars Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.






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