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October 24, 11:10 pm

Alumni forge down-to-earth depiction of hell in new animated series

Traitor Joe’s and Hell Foods peddle devilish goods to the underworld’s unsuspecting residents in “Hooray for Hell.” A collaboration effort between UCLA alumni Amy Winfrey and Peter Merryman, “Hooray For Hell” is a YouTube animated series released Oct. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Amy Winfrey, alongside her husband and alumnus Peter Merryman, created “Hooray for Hell,” a cartoon series about a girl who finds herself in hell after voting in the 2016 elections. Hell, in their creation, is an earth-like landscape where the worst parts of everyday life are amplified, Winfrey said. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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October 24, 10:37 pm

After Dark: ‘The Eyes of Laura Mars’ amuses audience, critiques fashion industry

Los Angeles’ blend of midnight movies, cult screenings and historic theaters offers late-night scares and childhood nostalgia back in the theater. Join columnist Nina Young as she attends different cult screenings each week to find out why audiences stay out so late after dark. Read more...

Photo: Columnist Nina Young explored the relationship between fashion and film at the Getty Center, which screened the 1978 cult thriller “The Eyes of Laura Mars” alongside a recent exhibition on fashion photography. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Arts, Music

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October 23, 11:01 pm

Dancer explores borders, colonization through multimedia performance

Salia Sanou said he is all too familiar with borders generated by colonizers and the impact they’ve had in the region. His knowledge of such man-made boundaries has guided his work as a dancer from Burkina Faso, using movement to explore the ideas of borders and territory, he said. Read more...

Photo: Salia Sanou, the inaugural recipient of the Alma Hawkins Memorial Chair for UCLA’s world arts and cultures/dance department, will present “Dancing Across Borders” on Thursday. Sanou plans to play videos at the event, perform a solo dance and deliver a short talk to share his perspective on the relationship between one’s body and the world. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 23, 10:46 pm

Family tales inspire alumna’s musical about white-passing, cultural identity

Angelica Chéri grew up listening to family stories about her great-great-aunts Mary and Martha Clarke – two white-passing African-American women rumored to have been outlaws in post-emancipation Texas. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Angelica Chéri, who grew up hearing stories about her great-great-aunts, has created a musical based off their lives as outlaws. Excerpts from the musical will be featured at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals in New York City. (Courtesy of B W Banks)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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October 23, 10:42 pm

Spook City: Based on dispiriting tour, Queen Mary harbors surprisingly few horrors

Los Angeles is supposed to be the City of Stars, but once those stars fade, where do they go? Do they stay behind, forever attached to their final location, spooking guests who dare to enter their domain? Read more...

Photo: The Queen Mary, a former passenger vessel, is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in the country. The ship is now a hotel, and many visitors have reported ghost sightings and unnatural occurrences. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Lifestyle

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October 22, 11:03 pm

Sex, drugs and diamonds: Alumnus’ cutting-edge jewelry caters to celebrity clients

Jason Arasheben crafts jewelry not meant for your grandmother’s eyes. Having founded his store, Jason of Beverly Hills, in 2002, UCLA alumnus Arasheben has become internationally renowned for his outlandish, diamond-embossed jewelry, which often veers into provocative designs unheard of in traditional jewelry-making, featuring themes like sex and drugs, he said. Read more...

Photo: Jason Aresheben, a UCLA alumnus, founded his jewelry store Jason of Beverly Hills in 2002. The business is now a multimillion-dollar operation, offering outlandish jewelry and catering to an elite clientele. (Courtesy of Jason of Beverly Hills)


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