There is a certain line of thinking that asserts that all the great works have already been created, and all new art is just variations on old ideas. Read more...
Photo: The Hammer Museum program “It’s All Been Done Before But Not By Me” begins tonight at 7 p.m. The exhibit features student-submitted art from various mediums such as film, mural, live performance and traditional visual art.
From the start, it seemed "Gotta Catch "˜em All" was an ambitious tagline, but not only have Pokémon aficionados done so, they are returning to catch them again. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Abraham Roh poses with his Nintendo DS containing “Pokémon SoulSilver.” Roh, who started playing Pokémon in elementary school, recently resumed playing the game after quitting in middle school.
Even during the infancy of "Bollywood" in Mumbai, the center of India's local film industry in the '30s, many other sub-regions of India were producing their own feature films. Read more...
Aspiring actors and actresses from all over move to Hollywood, entertainment capital of the world, for their shot at fame and fortune. Read more...
Photo: The Egyptian Theatre will premiere the new film, “Footprints,” written and directed by Steven Peros, and featuring a score composed by UCLA alumnus Christopher Caliendo, pictured above. The film follows a woman with amnesia who wakes up on the footprints in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Tantalizing our eyes since the '20s, neon signs and their glow have decorated store windows, movie theaters and our streets. Read more...
Photo: The Museum of Neon Art in downtown Los Angeles features a collection of vintage neon signs dating back to the ’20s as well as other works by light artists.
Many campus organizations are dedicated to things like giving back to the community, putting on musical concerts or even just promoting school-wide unity. SLAM does all three. Read more...
When a celebrity or stylish person is asked what brand they are wearing, the usual reply is, "It's vintage." Read more...
Photo: Online craft wonderland Etsy gives artsy shoppers opportunities to sell and purchase handmade clothing and accessories.
