Tuesday, October 20

Arts

Arts, Lifestyle

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October 8, 5:40 pm

‘Anything is possible’: UCLA alum celebrates multicultural identity through fashion, law

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 8:48 p.m. A UCLA alumnus is threading his Afro-Latino identity through fashion and law. Derrick Williams, who graduated from UCLA in 2025 and is now a law student at Texas Southern University, channels his multicultural background into his clothing brand and aspiration to be an attorney. Read more...

Photo: Derrick Williams and Mikayla Cardona sport Prolific Aftermath jackets. Williams collaborated with Afro-Latinx Connection de UCLA to develop a line titled “Bridging the Diaspora” to highlight the multicultural identity at the heart of the brand. (Courtesy of Derrick Williams)

Arts, Lifestyle

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October 7, 3:15 am

UCLA lecturer touts Indigenous agricultural, scientific knowledge in new book

This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:10 p.m. A UCLA lecturer illustrates the depth of Indigenous knowledge by blending art history and botany. Helen Burgos-Ellis, a continuing lecturer at the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, published “Aztec Science: The Genetic Origin of Maize, Pollination, and Plant Sexuality Recorded in Art” on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Aztec day sign glyphs depict grass as growing out of a skeletal jaw with blades resembling hair. The first chapter of Burgos-Ellis’ book details the Aztec worship of grass, which she said was understood as the parent of corn. (Courtesy of Helen Burgos-Ellis)

Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 6, 4:08 pm

Theater Review: ‘The Outsiders’ musical stays gold, but the cast comes up short

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 9:04 p.m. The first North American tour of “The Outsiders” is a little closer to staying silver than gold. Read more...

Photo: Corbin Drew Ross (left) as Sodapop Curtis and Nolan White (right) as Ponyboy Curtis sit on a bed. The 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Musical ran from Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Sept. 30. (Courtesy of Pantages Theatre)

Arts, Music

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October 6, 12:35 pm

Yvette Janine Jackson’s radio opera ‘Harvest’ sows seeds of sound at UCLA Nimoy Theater

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 8:51 p.m. The UCLA Nimoy Theater harvested a new soundscape in Westwood. With an almost-full house, the 299-seat venue, described as a “reimagining of the historic Crest Theatre,” hosted award-winning composer Yvette Janine Jackson with her Radio Opera Workshop on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Award-winning composer Yvette Janine Jackson sits at a table during her Radio Opera Workshop at the UCLA Nimoy Theater on Friday. A radio opera – a term used by Jackson to describe her narrative composition – uses a variety of auditory elements while weaving historical and social context into a cohesive theme. (Courtesy of Bailey Holiver)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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October 5, 1:08 pm

Second Take: ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ dodged the Acme anvil, lands a hit of its own

This post was updated Oct. 9 at 1:00 a.m. Beep beep! No need to chase down the latest internet and box office sensation: “Coyote vs. Acme” is a sure catch. Read more...

Photo: Wile E. Coyote stares into the camera at night. “Coyote vs. Acme,” the most recent live-action/animation hybrid “Looney Tunes” film, was released Aug. 28 by distributor Ketchup Entertainment. (Courtesy of IMDb)


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