David Bowie, the alien rock ‘n’ roller, teddy boy crooner and icon, died Sunday night after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Read more...
Photo: British rock ‘n’ roller David Bowie was known for his bold experimentation with the genre. He died Sunday at 69 years old after an 18-month bout with cancer. (Courtesy of Mick Rock)
Conor O’Brien has a voice that lives simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. Thin and reedy yet soft and yearning, O’Brien’s voice contains a magical quality – no doubt helped by his mesmerizing Irish lilt – to tell stories and tall tales in the spirit of the Irish, to precisely deliver meaning in the manner of American folk and soul singers. Read more...
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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 one movie trailer and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...
Photo: Disney’s animated film “Zootopia” tells the adventure of a rabbit cop and a fugitive fox con artist solving a crime. A second trailer for the film was released on New Year’s Eve. The film hits theaters March 4. (Courtesy of Disney)
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays comprised of carpools to internship. Tuesdays and Thursdays – same lectures, shared studying, all topped with a grueling dance practice lasting well into the early hours of the morning. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year communication studies student Brenda Lienh (left) met fourth-year sociology student William Lam (right) as novice dancers in 2013. Now in a relationship, they are also dancers for Samahang Modern . (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Welcome to the Daily Bruin’s new A&E podcast, That’s a Wrap! In the first segment, Bruin contributors Nancy Segoviano, Emily McCormick and Carol Yao sit down with up-and-coming UCLA musicians No Suits and Alec Be. Read more...
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I never thought I would see someone purposefully ram a Q-tip in her ear just so she can feel sorry for herself. Nor did I imagine I would be laughing at a kinky sex scene in which a girl stares fixedly at a creepy doll. Read more...
Photo: HBO’s “Girls” documents the lives of four friends as they navigate their 20s in a search for their identities. Creator Lena Dunham (first from left) stars as Hannah, a struggling author with obsessive-compulsive disorder who wishes to break free from her overbearing parents and live her life on her own terms. (Courtesy of HBO)
Ethnomusicology professor Timothy Taylor illustrates the precise art of playing the Irish flute. The flute delineates the presence of generational Irish history along with a deep personal connection to Taylor. Read more...
