A massive 600-pound pile of simple, shiny construction materials sits in the room. It is a physical piece of art – a hand-built coffin encrusted in nails, called “Brilliant Finish,” created by Patch Wright, a sculpture student at Claremont Graduate University. Read more...
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October 3, 12:24 am
UCLA student takes scientific approach to capturing scenic shots
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Jeff Lewis was hiking a 4,000-foot mountain in Washington when the rain turned to snow and the winds began to blow at 50 miles per hour. Read more...
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October 2, 12:38 am
Q&A: Author Michael Jeffrey Lee talks about ‘Something in My Eye’
After graduating from UCLA in 2004 with a degree in English, Michael Jeffrey Lee traded in his native California coastline for the Gulf Coast, moving to New Orleans. Read more...
Photo: Michael Jeffrey Lee, author of “Something in My Eye,” is a creative writing teacher in the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts as well as a UCLA alumnus.
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October 2, 12:00 am
Book Review: ‘Something in My Eye’
Much like having something stuck between your eyelid and cornea, UCLA alumnus Michael Jeffrey Lee’s writing can be very uncomfortable. “Something in My Eye,”Lee’s debut short story collection, resulted in his receiving the 2010 Mary McCarthy Prize for short fiction. Read more...
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September 30, 12:52 am
The Veg Heads: UCLA’s vegetarian and vegan food options
Vegetarianism is in the midst of a cultural renaissance. Now more than ever, people cut out meat, fish and – for the vegans among us – even milk and cheese for reasons such as health, environmental protection or even plain curiosity. Read more...
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September 27, 12:46 am
Santa Monica ferris wheel gets new look at Glow art event
There is a noticeable presence to the Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Wheel. During the day, it absorbs the sun’s rays as the world’s only solar-powered ferris wheel. At night, it transforms this energy into a rotating mass of colored lights, broadcasting its whereabouts miles across the Santa Monica beachfront. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Vesna, a professor for UCLA Design | Media Arts, created an original piece of art to present as a keynote at the Santa Monica Glow art event Saturday, where participants will also occupy the Santa Monica Pier’s ferris wheel.
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September 26, 2:02 am
Imagination Workshop builds actors though theater therapy
The stage is set with a plastic surgeon, a wealthy divorcee, a maniac and a TV star who all find themselves lost in the Bermuda Triangle on a cruise ship. While it bears the trademarks of a typical theater performance, the production is actually a form of therapy. Read more...
Photo: Imagination Workshop, an organization that works with at-risk and mentally ill individuals, will feature its production, “Fortune’s Adventure,” on Friday.