Monica Youn is using analytical poetry to deconstruct Western thought. On Jan. 25, the Hammer Museum’s Poetry Series featured award-winning poet and UC Irvine professor Monica Youn. Read more...
Photo: Monica Youn (left) is pictured next to her latest work, “FROM FROM” (right). The poet recently read from her book at the Hammer Museum. (From left to right: (Courtesy of Beowulf Sheehan and Courtesy of Graywolf Press)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:53 p.m. From social commentary to personal reflections, Phoebe Li is sculpting her artistic success. The first-year art student’s work focuses on mixed media elements, most commonly centered around a sculpted piece supplemented with performance art and film. Read more...
Photo: First-year art student Phoebe Li sits next to an unfinished multimedia sculpture. The winner of the MetaU Art International Art Competition in 2023, Li will have some of her oil paintings on exhibit at the LA Art Show in mid-February. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:46 p.m. Behind the scenes of the upcoming Disney+ film “Out of My Mind,” alumnus Michael Fitzgerald is changing the way viewers perceive disability in the film industry. Read more...
Photo: Actor Luke Kirby, director Amber Sealey, production designer Michael Fitzgerald and actress Phoebe-Rae Taylor take a photo at the Sundance premiere of “Out of My Mind.” Alumnus Fitzgerald said he sought to accurately portray life with cerebral palsy through his visual designs. (Courtesy of Michael Fitzgerald)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:58 p.m. The public’s unhealthy obsession with celebrity relationships is nothing new. On Sept. 24, 12-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift was spotted cheering Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as his team defeated the Chicago Bears. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 23 at 7:38 p.m. Winter reads will undoubtedly warm bookworms’ hearts. As temperatures fall, excitement for new books rises. From thrilling heists to touching romance, this season brings a blizzard of enthralling stories that will sweep bibliophiles off their feet. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 26 at 1:26 p.m. The public is getting a front row ticket to government processes, and Mark DiCristofaro is the producer. Read more...
Photo: A still from “War Game” shows a group of role-players in a replicated White House situation room. The documentary film will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Thorsten Thielow)
This post was updated Jan. 23 at 7:27 p.m. There’s nobody the Suchecki twins would rather be Royal Fools with than each other. The Fools’ musical journey began in their freshman year of high school when they decided to start writing music together, August Suchecki said. Read more...
Photo: Third-year music industry students August Suchecki (left) and Greyson Suchecki (right) lean on each other. Known by the name Royal Fools, the twins will celebrate the release of their second single “Bats in the Attic” with a show in Westwood on Jan. 27. (Courtesy of Royal Fools)
