Pedestrians walk down the sides of buildings, effortlessly perpendicular to their facades. Read more...
Photo: Amelia Rudolph, founder and artistic director of dance company BANDALOOP, walks down the side of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center during a rehearsal of “Man Walking Down the Side of a Building.”
UCLA is moving in forward fashion with the addition of a student-facilitated fashion history and design course this quarter. The seminar course, Theater 88S: “Designing Century: Fashion Design Introductory Course,” was created by fourth-year computational and systems biology student and self-taught designer Jennifer Lee, who said it was the first of its kind. Lee will teach a weekly seminar on the history of 20th-century fashion by analyzing design techniques of distinguished fashion designers like Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. Today will be the class’s first session. Read more...
The illustration accompanying this article is misleading. See the bottom of the article for additional information. At UCLA the fighting spirit is alive and well, but not in such a literal way. Read more...
No formal training necessary, most Armenian families find time to practice their moves and rhythmic footwork on the vinyl dance floor found at family gatherings as opposed to studios lined with mirrored walls. Read more...
The golden age of the algorithm is now. As Netflix’s personalized video recommendation algorithm catalyzed mass online film distribution and Pandora Radio’s music recommendation algorithm redesigned the way people find new music, so is VineLust’s taste algorithm pioneering the way wine will be recommended and distributed. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Pallavi Patil founded VineLust, a wine e-commerce startup that aims to help people explore wines using an algorithm.
Chinese students far from home during a holiday when the warmth of family, home-cooked meals and red envelope exchanges are a centerpiece can find a familiar comfort at UCLA’s Lunar New Year Festival. Read more...
MC Hammer didn’t wear his harem pants in alligator print or with heels and a tailored blazer. But this style will be featured in UCLA’s Hip Hop Congress’ 12th annual fashion show, a production entirely created by and for UCLA students as part of Hip Hop Appreciation Month. Read more...
