These days, news headlines are often dominated by stories of conflict and unrest in the Middle East. Read more...
Photo: Ronnie Kahlil, above, and Ryan Shrime of the Middle Eastern comedy festival will be performing in Northwest Auditorium tonight.
Arts
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May 18, 9:01 pm
Science and art find common ground
Bridging the divide between North and South Campus is a collaboration rarely seen in the halls of UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Students from UCLA’s biotechnology and art honors class are preparing for an exhibition of their work in conjunction with Parsons The New School for Design.
Arts, Film & TV
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May 18, 9:01 pm
Filmmaker finds “˜Father’ in art
Directors have a very complex and intriguing relationship with the films they create. Read more...
Photo: The 2009 film, “The Father of My Children,” won the Special Jury Prize during last year’s Cannes Film Festival and will screen at James Bridges Theater on Thursday.
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 18, 9:01 pm
“˜Street Fighter’ still draws fans, crowds
It's 7 p.m., and though Ackerman Union lies dim and deserted for the most part, an unexpectedly large crowd has gathered in Game On! with dozens of people already congregated inside and more trickling in as the evening wears on. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 17, 10:20 pm
Vegan diet increases in popularity
Today, "Clueless" darling Alicia Silverstone calls it "The Kind Diet." Now rewind back to 1944, when Donald Watson coined this term, "vegan." In November of that year, Watson founded The Vegan Society and shook up the vegetarian revolution with a new lifestyle completely free of animal products. Read more...
Photo: The Veggie Grill’s “All Hail Kale Salad” includes marinated kale and red cabbage, roasted corn salsa and agave-roasted walnuts with a ginger-papaya vinaigrette. There is also an option to add blackened chicken.
Arts, Music
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May 17, 10:13 pm
Sound Bite: Janelle Monáe
"I'm just another weirdo, oh better yet, you can call me your hero," Janelle Monáe sings on her first full-length album, proudly crowning herself R&B's nerdiest diva with the aesthetic of André 3000-esque social consciousness and sci-fi love metaphors by way of Amerie's go-go funk and throat singing. Read more...
Arts, Music
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May 17, 10:04 pm
Professor Paul Chihara’s concerto “˜Dances at a Gathering’ crosses musical genres
Take jazz standards from his days working with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on Broadway and combine it with personal cultural influences, quotations from timeless Hollywood film scores, and an undeniable knowledge of classical composition "“ you've now got a concerto that lives to please a diverse audience. Read more...
Photo: Paul Chihara