Eldrin Masangkay and Francesca Manto are back for Episode 5 of Hash it Out! This week they dish on Republicans and Halloween. But wait, there’s more! Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 2, 12:00 am
Roaring ’90s: Riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney reunites, releases “No Cities to Love”
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: Sleater-Kinney members Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss and Carrie Brownstein melded punk rock with politics since they were in college together. Since then, the band has delved into deeply touchy topics, using them as kindling for fiery music. (Courtesy of Ben Rayner)
Arts, Lifestyle
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November 1, 11:42 pm
Book Review: ‘Olivay’
In large, boldfaced text at the top of the back cover of “Olivay” by Deborah Reed are the words, “We don’t believe that our lives can change in an instant – until they do.” It is an elegant statement that, at first glance, promises depth and profundity. Read more...
Photo: (Lake Union Publishing)
Arts, Lifestyle
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November 1, 11:40 pm
Q&A: UCLA Extension professor speaks on new novel ‘Olivay,’ perseverance
Deborah Reed started writing in 2011 under the pen name Audrey Braun to avoid the genre writer label. The UCLA Extension professor felt authors that wrote thrillers or science fiction novels, like her, were stigmatized as lesser kinds of writers than those that wrote literary fiction. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Extension professor Deborah Reed authored “Olivay,” a novel set against a backdrop of the Los Angeles Marathon. In the book, bombs detonate across the city and trap Olivay and her one-night stand inside her loft, forcing them to experience the aftermath of the bombing with each other. (Courtesy of Andrew Reed)
Arts, Lifestyle
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November 1, 11:35 pm
Hype overshadows true purpose of No Shave November campaign
Amit Pujari felt like a gorilla at a November wedding when he was 16 years old. The first-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student was not clad in a leftover, full-bodied Halloween costume; he was embracing an untamed, full beard for No Shave November. Read more...
Photo: First-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student Amit Pujari is part of a group of students participating in No Shave November. Some students said they partake because of trendiness and comfort, though others criticized the unequal participation by genders and the lack of awareness towards the cause. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
Arts
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October 30, 2:23 pm
Halloween 2015
Daily Bruin shares with you three stories and a taste test video to get you ready for Halloween. Read more...
Photo: (Qingqing Su/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV, Music
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October 30, 6:36 am
Tempo of Terror: The essential role soundtracks play in horror films
A woman relaxes in the hot water of her shower. Suddenly, she is interrupted by the silhouette of a shadowy figure looming behind the curtain. The figure raises a knife aloft and swings it down. Read more...
Photo: (Qingqing Su/Daily Bruin)