Friday, June 26

‘Fostering Photovoice’ highlights foster care experiences, calls for policy change

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 7:45 p.m Cultivating awareness, the “Fostering Photovoice” exhibit amplifies necessary policy changes surrounding the foster care system. Staged in Kerckhoff Grand Salon, the photography exhibit will take place from Monday to Friday with an opening reception Monday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Titled “Got Love,” artist DP’s photograph depicts a spray-painted concrete wall with a rendition of a blue milk carton adorned with a heart. The photograph is part of the “Fostering Photovoice” exhibit, which will be on display in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon this week. (Courtesy of DP)





75th Primetime Emmy Awards sees “Succession,” “The Bear” tie at 6 wins each

At Monday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony, diamonds proved to be Hollywood’s best friend.  Postponed from its original date of Sept. 18 amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards lit up the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Anthony Anderson stands on the Peacock Theater stage as the host of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. This year, “Succession” and “The Bear” tied for the most awards with a total of six wins each. (Courtesy of Invision/AP)


Q&A: Pianist Althea Waites on spotlighting underrepresented composers

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 7:42 p.m. The weight of history cannot stop Althea Waites’ momentum. Taking place tomorrow evening at The Nimoy, the acclaimed pianist’s “Momentum: Time and Space” performance will include works from underrepresented Black composers, including recently discovered pieces from Margaret Bonds. Read more...

Photo: Althea Waites sits as she plays the piano. Tomorrow evening, Piano Spheres’ Leonard Stein Resident Artist will perform works by underrepresented composers at The Nimoy. (Courtesy of David Witham)


Lightning Thrift strikes UCLA’s campus with curated second-hand collections

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 10:04 p.m. Lillian Zhu’s shop is taking the UCLA campus by storm. Run by the second-year cognitive science student, Lightning Thrift sells second-hand clothing to its 18.7K followers for under-retail prices. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in black, Lillian Zhu smiles for a photo. The second-year cognitive science student runs the thrifting business Lightning Thrift. (Courtesy of Lillian Zhu)