Photo: (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
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April 6, 3:10 pm
Dance Marathon brings performances, HIV/AIDS advocacy to Ackerman Grand Ballroom
UCLA’s Pediatric AIDS Coalition is ready to dance the night away at Ackerman Grand Ballroom for a benevolent cause. This Saturday marks PAC’s annual Dance Marathon, which will run for a total of 13 hours starting at 11 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Seven members of the Pediatric AIDS Coalition morale team smile and dance on stage. Organized by PAC, Dance Marathon kicked off Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
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April 5, 6:42 pm
Album Review: Vampire Weekend’s ‘Only God Was Above Us’ embraces beauty in chaos
Vampire Weekend has rediscovered the key to heaven on its fifth full-length album. “Fuck around and find out,” Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig gleefully exclaims on the opening track of the band’s latest album, “Only God Was Above Us.” Born from a Daily News headline, the 10-track album’s title references a 1988 plane crash where when recounting the striking visual of the aircraft’s roof ripping off, one survivor declared “only God was above us.” Fittingly, the genre-bending record is deeply interested in mining beauty from chaos, and for the most part succeeds. Read more...
Photo: The cover art for “Only God Was Above Us” depicts a public transportation passenger holding a Daily News paper whose headline reads the eponymous phrase. The Vampire Weekend’s latest full-length album includes the tracks “Capricorn” and “Ice Cream Piano.” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
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April 5, 5:38 pm
Film Review: Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ blends stunning style with core action
“Monkey Man” delivers hard core action with a surprising amount of character. First-time director Dev Patel comes out swinging with his new film “Monkey Man,” which released in theaters Friday. Read more...
Photo: Dev Patel both directs and stars in “Monkey Man.” His directorial debut, which premiered in theaters Friday, follows an unnamed man as he exacts revenge over a group of corrupt leaders. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
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April 4, 3:41 pm
TV preview: Four spring shows to spice up your quarter
This post was updated April 4 at 10:07 p.m. This spring’s long-awaited television slate is finally in bloom. Alongside May flowers, this year’s April showers will bring a fresh lineup of engrossing shows to the small screen. Read more...
Photo: (Sid Francis/Daily Bruin)
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April 4, 1:25 pm
Book Preview: Spring brings flings, engagement rings, historical fiction
This post was updated April 4 at 10:13 p.m. With flowers in full bloom, the literary landscape is abuzz with a bouquet of new releases. Bibliophiles will rejoice as the spring heralds a fresh crop of captivating tales. Read more...
Photo: (Joy Chen/Daily Bruin)
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April 2, 5:58 pm
Espresso Chronicles: 10 Speed Coffee creates calm, coffee and community
This post was updated April 2 at 8:55 p.m. The doors of the coffee shop read “push,” and what awaited me was a studious ambience, attentive and amiable baristas and an iced latte made diligently and dutifully. Read more...
Photo: The exterior of 10 Speed Coffee’s Sawtelle location is pictured. The coffee shop opened at the end of 2023 and sells an assortment of drinks, including the iced maple cinnamon latte. (Karla Cardenas/Daily Bruin)