Tuesday, October 6


Crazy Strings concert features alternative classical music

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TRANSCRIPT: CAMPBELL: People have enjoyed classical music for centuries. But, as with any art form, there’s always room for it to change, adapt and grow. Alternative classical music is a burgeoning genre that allows players to improvise notes and melodies within classical works. Read more...

Photo: Photo courtesy of Niall Ferguson



Movie review: ‘Entourage’

“Entourage”Directed by Doug EllinWarner Bros.2.0 / 5.0 paws SPECTRUM GALLERY: Entourage movie premiere In some far off, destitute fantasy landscape known as 2004, Doug Ellin decided to create a television show that should have done for men what “Sex and the City” did for women. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)


Unsung Heroes: Kate Bishop challenges comics’ portrayal of sexual assault survivors

Marvel Comics has seen an increase in mainstream popularity with the recent release of several box-office hits such as “The Avengers.” Since its inception in 1939, the comic book company has created thousands of characters. Read more...

Photo: Kate Bishop, also known as Hawkeye, overcomes some of the trauma associated with sexual assault, becoming the leader of a team of teenage superheroes. (Marvel)


Movie Review: ‘Spy’

As dashing super-spy Bradley Fine fought his way through a castle filled with evil henchman, a nasal voice was constantly in his ear, telling him who to shoot and which way to go at every turn. Read more...

Photo: (20th Century Fox)


Playwrights connect UCLA, London students for Two Cities Project

Alice Tuan wanted to engage with students of the new Internet generation to experiment with theater adapting in the digital age. As a playwright in The Two Cities Project, Tuan said the internet is allowing a global conversation and open rehearsal between artists. Read more...

Photo: The Two Cities Project incorporates playwrights, directors and students based at UCLA and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, as they each explore the theme of migration through exercises in rehearsals. The two groups will share their ideas with one another on Friday through video by broadband Internet connection. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)