Through batik, a painstaking process of hand-drawn wax design and dipping dye, traditional Indonesian cloths are bathed in rich color and patterned with plumes of flora, fauna and abstract design. Read more...
Photo: Textiles such as this 1930s skirt cloth are among the 19th and 20th century batiks on display at the Fowler Museum’s exhibition, “Courtly and Urban Batik from Java.” The diagonal contrasting patterns of this skirt allowed it to be worn two different ways.
It is a Thursday night and the recreation room of Rieber Hall echoes with the dense classical Indian harmonies of an on-campus a cappella group as it constructs songs for its upcoming performances. Read more...
Photo: Naya Zamaana, the campus’s premier South Asian a cappella group, consists of 14 students and blends Western music with traditional South Asian music.
Under the foggy haze of the stage lights at Koreatown's El Rey Theatre on May 20, Swedish imports Shout Out Louds took the stage on the last leg of its North American tour. Read more...
May 24, 2010. On Thursday, the UCLA community came together for a night of salsa at the Fowler Museum. Student salsa groups performed and invited audience members to practice some moves, too.Laura Moeini and Marico Moredo report. [3:30] Read more...
What was originally pitched as a "Saturday Night Live" sketch about MacGyver's stepbrother who diffuses bombs using pieces of poop and pubic hair is now a feature-length movie titled "MacGruber." Read more...
Photo: Jorma Taccone, John Solomon and Will Forte co-wrote the 2010 comedy, “MacGruber,” which will be released in theaters on Friday.
Amid thoughts and worries about finals and looming paper deadlines, students who are fans of the television show "Lost" are passionately meditating theories of Egyptian mysteries, biblical illusions and the conflict between science and faith. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “Lost” stands in the jungle for the last time. The show’s finale will air Sunday, concluding six seasons of sweat, symbolism and survival. Before the finale, the pilot will re-air on Saturday, and the entire series will be recapped before the final episode airs.
Tonight, the Nigerian Students Association is going to bring a complete slice of Nigerian culture to UCLA. Read more...
