Monday, April 6

LA Zoo Lights pays tribute to city’s history, animal conservation

For a limited time, a glowing 100-foot pink snake is one of the reptiles guests can find at the Los Angeles Zoo. The decorative light-up snake and other similar attractions will be showcased at L.A. Read more...

Photo: L.A. Zoo Lights is a decorative light show that features glowing statues of animals such as elephants, a 100-foot pink snake and light-up monkeys hanging from trees and ropes. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)


Roaring ’90s: Coldplay bridges pop, alternative rock, possibly releasing last album

The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...

Photo: Since its debut in the late ’90s, Coldplay has fallen into the trap of being mislabeled as an alternative rock band. The band’s meditative, simplistic melodies and music are more reminiscent of pop and will be featured in its allegedly final album, “A Head Full of Stars,” out Friday. (Courtesy of Dean Chalkley and Getty Images)



To View or Not to View: ‘Jessica Jones’ and ‘Agent Carter’

In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Read more...

Photo: One of Marvel’s female-led television shows, “Jessica Jones,” resembles film noir. (Courtesy of Netflix)


UCLA student tour guides at Hammer lead ‘conversation’ between art

A crowd of 13 spectators huddled around a painting, Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s “And We Begin to Let Go,” hung on the dimly lit wall of the Hammer gallery. Read more...

Photo: Hammer Museum student educators and UCLA students Audrey Brown (left), Martin Spasov (center) and Weiwen Balter (right) lead “conversations” between two artworks in the Art in Conversation program on Sundays. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


A Wee Adventure: The Loch Ness

When traveling to a foreign country for the first time, the opportunities for exploration and discovery are seemingly endless. This quarter, A&E columnist Maryrose Kulick stepped off American soil to study abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more...

Photo: The Scottish Highlands is in Scotland’s mountainous northern region. Scotland’s northern landscape includes Loch Ness, a lake. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Halftime Signatures: UCLA drum major marches into his last USC rivalry matchup

In anticipation of the UCLA-USC football matchup Thanksgiving weekend, Daily Bruin A&E features members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. Today’s installment profiles Adam Fletcher, a fifth-year electrical engineering student and drum major. Read more...

Photo: Adam Fletcher, a fifth-year electrical engineering student, is one of the UCLA marching band’s four drum majors. As a band member, he experienced the Bruin’s loss against USC in 2011 and participated in the Trojan War parody with UC Berkley’s marching band in 2015. (photo illustration by Owen Emerson and Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)