Appreciating the Millennium Biltmore Hotel for its Beaux Arts architecture and interior usage takes some Los Angeles immersion and education. To raise awareness for LA’s historic landmarks, Michael Goldstein and his wife, Judith Siegel, emeritus professors for the UCLA School of Public Health, serve as volunteer docents for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Historic Downtown Walking Tour. Read more...
Arts, Music
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August 18, 9:59 pm
Summer class on Cardi B explores re-okurrr-ing issues of respectability politics
Only a student in guest lecturer Christian Green’s class could get away with writing “Okurrr” in one of their papers. Green, an alumnus of the African American Studies department, is using Cardi B as his muse for his course, “Cardi B and Respectability Politics: Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Sexuality.” The class, he said, analyzes U.S. Read more...
Photo: Guest lecturer Christian Green’s summer class “Cardi B and Respectability Politics: Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Sexuality” analyzes U.S. history and the role of black women in American society. (Courtesy of Charles Jones)
Arts, Film & TV
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August 18, 9:52 pm
Q&A: Radiation expert discusses potential fallout of ‘Chernobyl’ inaccuracies
Graphic scenes of radiation poisoned patients may be misleading in the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl.” Despite critical acclaim and 19 Emmy nominations, “Chernobyl” was perhaps not as accurate as many thought it to be. Read more...
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August 17, 2:15 pm
Alum uses animation to depict relationship of black father, daughter in short film
This post was updated August 18 at 9:39 p.m. An online animated image of an Afro-Latino character stuck with UCLA Extension alumnus Matthew A. Cherry – he had never seen a character who looked like that before. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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August 12, 6:35 pm
Concert review: Fitz and the Tantrums, Young the Giant are complementary in colorful performance
This post was updated August 13 at 12:19 p.m. Young the Giant and Fitz and the Tantrums, both Los Angeles-based bands, brought it home for their show at The Forum. Read more...
Photo: Sameer Gadhia, lead vocalist of Young the Giant, donned a bright yellow overcoat for the band’s Los Angeles performance at The Forum. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
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August 11, 10:42 pm
‘The Good Place’ writers discuss harnessing philosophy’s comedic potential
This post was updated August 13 at 12:19 p.m. The moral solution of the trolley problem is more difficult when you have to live it over and over. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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August 11, 10:40 pm
First-generation student’s videos capture honest, guiding glimpse of college life
Binisha Dahal spent her senior year of high school making YouTube videos. The rising second-year anthropology student runs a YouTube channel with over 8,000 subscribers and makes content surrounding college life, including tips on productivity, her daily activities and personal Q&As about UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Rising second-year anthropology student Binisha Dahal runs a YouTube channel through which she aims to depict the reality of the college experience. She provides tips on productivity, her daily activities and personal Q&As about UCLA. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)