Guides to life are a dime a dozen these days. From self-help books to lifestyle magazines, living well has become an obsession of society.
But this wasn't always the case. Hundreds of years ago, in the Middle Ages, people were more concerned with how to die a proper and respectable death. Read more...
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Pictured is “Denise Poncher Before a Vision of Death,” an image of the Christian view of death displayed at the Getty Museum’s exhibit. (Courtesy of the Getty Museum)
Whether fans know him for the recent announcement about his sexuality or for his feature in the Kanye West and Jay-Z album "Watch the Throne," Frank Ocean has proven with his debut album "Channel Orange" that his talent validates the blogosphere buzz surrounding his name. Read more...
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Credit: Def Jam Records
There's something about a spectacle sport that requires the finesse of spoken word and the ability to maneuver a mustache to a poster of Ernest Hemingway's head that has audiences stirring around the world. Read more...
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Courtesy of BEN MEADOWS
At the Literary Death Match event, which mixes literature with comedy, four contestants compete against each other by reading their written pieces. Later, two finalists take part in fun challenges in which the audience can participate.
Dogs, as the universal symbol of loyalty, have long been a motif in family films. This summer, Kevin Cooper, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, makes his directional debut with "I Heart Shakey," the first-ever live-action 3-D independent family film, which he based off of his own dog, Chaplin. Read more...
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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Kevin Cooper directs Steve Guttenberg for his upcoming film “I Heart Shakey.”
This week, the Allah-Las and KCRW DJ Anne Litt will play at the Hammer Museum as part of the Made in L.A. Music series. KCRW and the Hammer collaborated on the music series, which will be held in conjunction with the museum's ongoing biennial exhibition "Made in L.A.," which features visual artists. Read more...
UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television was recently well-represented at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. The event has been deemed North America's largest festival for short films with 324 total this year, including live- action, animated and documentary. Mark Columbus, Jules Nurrish and Julio Ramos, all from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, won awards for their films, "The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist," "Kiss Me" and "Behind the Mirrors (Detras del espejo)," respectively. Read more...
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Mark Columbus, Jules Nurrish and Julio Ramos won awards for their short films at the Palms Springs International Shortfest in June.
courtesy of JULIO RAMOS
Hollywood is known as the movie capital of the world, but the city of Los Angeles itself has been featured in decades of film production as well. Read more...
