Leather’s less durable but softer sibling has found its way from the runways and fashion blogosphere onto UCLA’s campus. Female students have been spotted wearing suede material made into an A-line and high-waisted skirt. Read more...
Photo: Anna LaPlaca, the co-editor-in-chief of fashion publication Denizen Mag, owns two vintage suede skirts from a thrift shop. She said the skirts have become popular because of their versatility in fitting a variety of body types. (Zoe Hessler/Daily Bruin)
The Oscars typically leave me in a seething, pointless rage. I have never been able to accurately predict the winners of all 24 categories in a single year; I usually miss a few left-field choices for categories like Best Animated Short Film or Best Costume Design. Read more...
In “Only Yesterday,” 27-year-old Taeko Okajima reflected on her fifth-grade self, unable to grasp the concept of dividing simple fractions. “People who understand fractions right away understand life right away,” she says. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Studio Ghibli)
Justin Christopher sits outside of Campbell Hall. He has no paper in hand, no exact verse in mind. His lips move silently, forming what will eventually become “The American Dream of Captivity,” a spoken-word piece that explores his past as a previously incarcerated man. Read more...
Photo: Justin Christopher, a graduate student in African American studies, will perform his poetry for a panel of four judges at Monday’s poetry slam benefit. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Movie trailers are like free samples at Costco: The good ones excite you and leave you wanting more, while the bad ones make you cringe. Each week, A&E columnist Matthew Fernandez will dissect movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...
Photo: The trailer for the April film “Kill Your Friends” looks like a mix of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “American Psycho” and “House of Cards.” (Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment)
The wait is over – and boy, are there some disappointed people out there. On Thursday, Entertainment Weekly was first to report Marvel’s casting of Finn Jones (“Game of Thrones”) as Danny Rand, better known as his masked persona, Iron Fist. Read more...
Photo: Marvel recently cast a white actor to play Iron Fist in the forthcoming Netflix series, despite public demand for an Asian actor to play the superhero. (Courtesy of Marvel)
The delicate art of drawing is not a simple task for Chau. Within the confines of a small wheelchair, his limbs barely allow him to pick up a marker from the jumble of coloring supplies in front of him, let alone create an entire picture. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Courtney Marsh directed “Chau, Beyond the Lines,” a documentary nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short this year. Marsh worked on the film for eight years, filming the artistic pursuits of Agent Orange victim, Chau, in Vietnam. Marsh will be in attendance for Sunday’s award ceremony at the Dolby Theater. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)
