Methinks the writer of “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” must have watched “The Boondocks Saints” once too often. Both, for example, focus on Irish characters encircled by violence, both fixate upon death as a comeuppance and (most importantly) both prominently feature a dead cat. Read more...
Arts
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July 11, 9:33 pm
UCLA alum, former gymnasts put skills to use by working as stunt doubles
Walk around the set of the latest stunt-filled, action-packed television show and you may be surprised to see a few signature blue UCLA athletic backpacks lying around. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Natalie Padilla does a split handstand on the beam. UCLA gymnasts have stunt-doubled in shows, including “Greek” and “10 Things I Hate About You,” as well as “Make It Or Break It,” an ABC Family gymnastics drama.
Arts
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July 11, 9:30 pm
“Getty Engaged” exhibit features photographic documentaries of socially relevant events
Cars on fire, young girls obsessively weighing themselves and homeless children trying to survive on the streets of Seattle are difficult images to ignore. Read more...
Photo: Greenfield’s photo project “Girl Culture” documents female self-image in America and is featured in the Getty Center’s current exhibition, “Engaged Observers.”
Arts, Music
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July 11, 9:23 pm
Hammer Museum continues “˜Also I Like To Rock’ series with The Heavy, Fitz and the Tantrums
An intense, raw, soul-filled take on traditional rhythm and blues will pump through the Hammer Museum's outdoor courtyard July 15 at 8 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Fitz and the Tantrums will play July 15 in the Hammer Museum courtyard along with Brit rockers The Heavy as part of the ongoing series “Also I Like To Rock.”
Arts, News
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July 5, 9:00 pm
UCLA alumnus and pop-culture fanatic Jose Iniguez is a top-20 finalist in MTV’s search for the first Twitter Jockey
When Jose Iniguez started using the social media site Twitter to exhibit his adulations of Beyonce to the masses, he never imagined that his tweets would land him in a contest to become an MTV personality. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Jose Iniguez was one of 18 candidates selected for MTV’s July competition to find a Twitter Jockey. Beginning Wednesday, Iniguez will be competing in a series of Twitter-based challenges for the position.
Arts, Music
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July 5, 9:00 pm
UCLA Hammer Museum and KCRW-FM showcase local DJs and emerging bands in “˜Also I Like to Rock’ concert series
Thursdays this summer, the usually demure UCLA Hammer Museum courtyard will be transformed into a full-fledged concert venue, complete with DJs spinning, fans sweating and, of course, emerging L.A. rock stars. Read more...
Photo: Indie-pop band Saint Motel performs in the UCLA Hammer Museum courtyard on July 1 for the opening night of the “Also I Like to Rock” summer concert series, which also featured fellow indie act Kitten. The series is co-sponsored by radio station KCRW-FM.
Arts, Film & TV
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July 5, 9:00 pm
Playwright Henry Ong’s piece “˜Fabric,’ the story of 72 Thai garment workers enslaved in El Monte, comes to the Company of Angels Theatre at The Alexandria
Fifteen years ago, 30 miles east of Westwood, the first widely known case of slavery in the U.S. since the end of the Civil War was uncovered in Los Angeles County's city of El Monte. Read more...
Photo: Actresses Jolene Kim (left) and Dian Kobayashi will perform in “Fabric,” a play about the enslavement of Thai garment workers, opening July 8 at The Alexandria.