Thursday, April 2





‘His Dark Materials’ season 1 recap – episode 6: ‘The Daemon Cages’

Warning: spoilers ahead This week’s installment of “His Dark Materials” blurs the line between human and daemon. As the series’ conflict comes to a head with Lyra Belacqua’s (Dafne Keen) arrival in Bolvangar, each actor’s emotional range is on display from the first moment Lyra reunites with Roger Parslow (Lewin Lloyd). Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Alex Bailey/ HBO)


Vintage clothing convention coming to LA promises nostalgia

The Los Angeles fashion scene is about to take a trip back in time. On Sunday, the vintage clothing event ThriftCon will bring over a hundred vendors to the city to sell used items from decades ago. Read more...

Photo: Mario Conte, co-founder of ThriftCon, said the event will bring over a hundred vendors to sell their used items in a glorified flea market. Alden Kramer, a second-year economics student and owner of the fashion line CAMPBELL&KRAMER, said she found thrifting to be a popular pastime among UCLA students. (Courtesy of Blake Jackson)


Upcoming musical mafia film features LGBTQ representation

A drag queen rips out her own heart in a climactic sequence of “The Gay Mafia.” The bedazzled heart is only one of many extreme moments in the fantastical West Hollywood world of his production, said Michael Yip, director and writer of the film. Read more...

Photo: Cecilia Wen is recording the musical voice of Niang Niang for UCLA extension student Michael Yip’s short film, “The Gay Mafia.” Niang Niang is portrayed by Jeffrey Liang, a professional drag queen. (Courtesy of Michael Yip)