Attempting to spark a broken romance with a dysfunctional heart is a complicated affair for The Weeknd. The Canadian musician dropped his fourth studio album “After Hours” on Friday, following the release of his extended play record “My Dear Melancholy,” in 2018. Read more...
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The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA has suspended performances for the rest of the 2019-2020 season in response to COVID-19. In an emailed statement on Tuesday, CAP said it plans on integrating the shows into the 2020-2021 season as they work to reschedule with each performer. Read more...
Photo: After previously postponing all performances through April 10, the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA has suspended the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)
There is more to Yichi Zhang’s lollipops than meets the eye. These colorful lollipops, which serve as the film’s most attention-grabbing prop, offer the audience a clue to the mystery that permeates the otherwise fantastical world of “Dream Lollipops.” Zhang’s new short film revolves around 15-year-old Su and her mother Yanying, who inadvertently becomes involved in the drug trade when she begins painting lollipops with drugged pigments, unknowingly delivering them to someone involved in the drug trade every day. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Yichi Zhang’s short film “Dream Lollipops” follows the fantastical world of 15-year-old Su and her mother Yanying, who paints lollipops. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
Faceless businessmen abduct the audience’s attention in Vincent Augusto’s upcoming short film. “Abducted,” which was written around a month ago, follows the story of Jenny, who is trying to remember the events of a previous night where she believes she was taken by faceless men in black suits. Read more...
Photo: Vincent Augusto, a UCLA Extension student, directed the short film “Abducted.” Augusto said the storyline is inspired by stories from the #MeToo movement and it follows the horror genre to combine the idea of paranoia with society’s hesitation to believe in women. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
Dance Marathon 2020 has been cancelled in response to COVID-19. In a statement posted to Instagram, the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA stated the event – which was originally scheduled to occur in Pauley Pavilion from April 18 to 19 – will no longer take place. Read more...
Photo: The 19th annual Dance Marathon, hosted by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, has been canceled because of COVID-19. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Hammer Museum and the Fowler Museum at UCLA will soon close their doors. As of Saturday, the Hammer Museum will close to the public in response to COVID-19. Read more...
Photo: The Hammer Museum and the Fowler Museum at UCLA both plan on closing following advice from UCLA and health officials. (Daily Bruin file photos)
Niall Horan has traded in his acoustic tones for the electric atmosphere of “Heartbreak Weather.” The Irish musician released his sophomore album Friday, and throughout the 14 tracks, Horan demonstrates a level of depth and artistic growth even as he operates within the usual tropes of love and loss. Read more...
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