Most frontmen who break away from their Grammy-nominated bands seem to lose inspiration; Brandon Flowers, on the other hand, continues to improve his solo career with his new album, “The Desired Effect.” The album was recorded by Battle Born studios, mixed by Alan Moulder and produced by Flowers and Ariel Rechtshaid, who has produced songs for other popular indie artists such as Vampire Weekend. Read more...
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The oppression and hardship that women endure in society, Zainab Khan said, is the largest human rights violation that is happening in our world. Three years ago, Khan, a licensed clinical therapist and global activist for women’s rights, came together with eight like-minded women to create the film “Honor Diaries,” a conversation about the role of women in Muslim-majority societies. Read more...
Photo: Global activist Zainab Khan helped create the documentary “Honor Diaries” about the role of women in Muslim-majority societies. (Courtesy of Zainab Khan)
Gabriel Fries-Briggs, UCLA’s 2014-2015 Department of Architecture and Urban Design teaching fellow, led a seminar during winter quarter that opened a forum for undergraduate students to create art out of architectural problems involving plumbing, insulation and wall sections. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s 2014-2015 Department of Architecture and Urban Design teaching fellow Gabriel Fries-Briggs will lead a lecture Monday on the topics of computer science and digital tools. (Courtesy of Gabriel Fries-Briggs)
This week, a group of artists and students will come together, united in their efforts to further understand and relay the experience of being a transgender individual. Read more...
Photo: D’Lo, a transgender actor and UCLA alumnus, will be featured at “art TRANSforms us” Tuesday at the Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill. The event will be presented by TransUP and Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art. (Courtesy of Jack Kaden)
Strawberry season in California brings many tasty things: strawberry pies, strawberry jams, even strawberry beer and strawberry caviar – delicacies presented at the annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard. Read more...
Photo: The annual California Strawberry Festival took place Saturday in Oxnard. English graduate student Alethia Shih (left) won The Berry Blast Off Recipe Contest Championship for her strawberry-based poke cake. (Marina Romanchuk-Kapralau/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on May 17 at 4:22 p.m. On Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion, a surprise performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer and skits by comedy group Company were interspersed with a cappella groups, dance teams, bands, solos and duets taking the Spring Sing stage. Read more...
Photo: Jazz, funk and R&B band Fine Print took home The Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award for best overall performance and The UCLA Las Doñas Award for best band entry for its performance of its original song “Move On.” (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
B.B. King, whose world-weary voice and soulful guitar riffs defined the genre of Delta blues for generations of Americans, died in his sleep Thursday. He was 89. Read more...
