This post was updated Feb. 21 at 9:59 a.m. Cheers love, the cavalry’s here – again. At its annual BlizzCon 2019 convention, Blizzard Entertainment announced a widely anticipated sequel to its popular online first-person shooter game Overwatch, titled Overwatch 2. Read more...
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Women’s struggles and sacrifices to survive in “Troilus and Cressida” have a particular resonance with modern life, Rob Clare said. “Troilus and Cressida,” originally published around 1609, is based on the Trojan War and the gender constructs of the time, ranging from the objectification of women to toxic masculinity. Read more...
Photo: Directed by Rob Clare, “Troilus and Cressida” premieres Friday in Macgowan Hall. Clare said it’s a chance to explore the sacrifices a woman makes in a male-dominated society. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Michael Palermo blends R&B, pop and jazz on the strings of his ukulele. The second-year environmental science student said he kick-started his music career in the summer of 2019 when he took a music industry class which introduced him to songwriting. Read more...
Photo: Second-year environmental science student Michael Palermo is inspired by artists such as Amy Winehouse for his R&B-, pop- and jazz-inspired music. Winehouse’s major seventh chord usage and frequent vocal runs carry over into his music where he discusses topics typically seen as taboo – such as people queerbaiting in Los Angeles. To write his songs, Palermo said he uses the “nugget method” to quickly brainstorm lyrics and instrumentals. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Madison Elder said her book examines the puppeteers of the judicial system. The second-year German and history student wrote “Beside the Nine: The Supreme Court through the Eyes of its Law Clerks” and published it Dec. Read more...
Photo: Second-year German and history student Madison Elder wrote “Beside the Nine: The Supreme Court through the Eyes of its Law Clerks” after being inspired to investigate the ways law clerks subtly impact the justice system. (Courtesy of Harrison Elder)
John Sayles said his independent films offer a worthwhile window into the past – even four decades after his first film in 1979. Sayles began his career as an independent filmmaker with “Return of the Secaucus Seven,” and he said the feature films that followed all touch on some aspect of American life. Read more...
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Warning: spoilers ahead. In “Dos y Dos,” the Acosta siblings are one step closer to finally reuniting with their parents. Revolving mostly around blatant political issues and soft storylines, the Freeform series has felt tepid and even insincere at times. Read more...
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The van Renterghem twins can’t help but complete each other’s sentences – both in conversation and in music. Fourth-year music performance students Eliana van Renterghem and Elizabeth van Renterghem have been studying flute performance for the past decade. Read more...
Photo: Twin sisters Eliana van Renterghem and Elizabeth van Renterghem, who will perform in the Mindful Music concert series Wednesday, have been studying the flute for the past decade. Though they do perform as individual flutists, Eliana said their connection as twins helps them to communicate as they perform together, and the pair intends to continue focusing on orchestral training. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
