With a growing digital world, social media can be used to highlight self-improvement practices, but the popular notion of sharing one’s best life does not always equate to living it. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 27, 10:19 pm
Student-made card game Loot Brutes seeks to tap into players’ greed
Loot Brutes brings out the Midas in everyone. Nick Leivers, a third-year communication student, said he developed the card game Loot Brutes with avarice and portability in mind. Read more...
Photo: Third-year communication student Nick Leivers poses with his game, Loot Brutes. Designed with portability in mind, he said the game is meant to entice greed and encourage playful vengeance. (Photo by Emily Kohen/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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April 27, 10:09 pm
UCLA Film & Television Archive, Farhang Foundation celebrate Iranian cinema
Iranian cinema is hitting the ground – and the road – running with its newest celebration of film. The UCLA Film & Television Archive and Farhang Foundation are continuing their tradition of embracing Iranian cinema since the event’s start in 1990. Read more...
Photo: Rayan Sarlak plays Little Brother in writer-director Panah Panahi’s feature debut “Hit the Road.” The film will be the first shown in a nine-film series at the 2022 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema. (Courtesy of Kino Lorber)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 26, 8:31 pm
Graduate student’s artwork harnesses hyper-femininity to comment on identity
This post was updated April 27 at 10:27 p.m. Maya Man is refreshing the tab and building her avatar offline. Expanding upon her background in computer science and website design, the design media arts graduate student opened her first solo show titled “Secrets From a Girl” at the Broad Art Center on April 19. Read more...
Photo: Design media arts graduate student Maya Man poses in front of an art installation. Man’s solo exhibition, “Secrets From a Girl,” occurred from April 19 to 21. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Arts, Music
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April 25, 12:53 am
Coachella 2022: The Weeknd, Doja Cat close out festival with enthusiastic showcase
Coachella has made its comeback. The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has returned for 2022 after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Festivalgoers sit on the ground for moments of rest as the Coachella skyline – complete with bright art, a Ferris wheel and mountains – is in the background. Sunday marked the third and final day of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s second weekend. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle, Music
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April 25, 12:22 am
Food review: Coachella offers satisfactory but overpriced food options for attendees
For those trekking into the desert for Coachella, a food oasis awaits. With sets lined up from noon to midnight, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival knows how to keep attendees well-fed and hydrated throughout the day. Read more...
Photo: Festivalgoers sit at pink and orange tables underneath the large tent of the Indio Central Market, which offered a reprieve from the sun and an alternative to sitting on the ground. As one of the various places to purchase food, the market’s menu options included boba and dim sum, with pressed juice and coffee located at the ends of the tent. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 24, 2:27 pm
Coachella 2022: Multipurpose art installations unite festivalgoers while coloring desert landscape
This post was updated April 25 at 12:30 a.m. For two weekends in April, Indio’s desert blooms with color. While the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is primarily known for its music, the scene would not be complete without the large-scale installations dotting the Empire Polo Club’s field. Read more...
Photo: Architensions’ The Playground features brightly colored towers with dichroic film at their tops, filtering ultraviolet light for festival attendees seeking shade. Alessandro Orsini and Nick Roseboro’s piece was inspired by Constant Nieuwenhuys’ blueprint for New Babylon. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)