Somewhere in the world there is a list of misunderstood historical figures that Benedict Cumberbatch should portray, and someone is slowly but surely crossing off each name. Read more...
Photo: (The Weinstein Company)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 25, 12:28 am
Fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam to speak on mental health
For student poets like Eunice Gonzalez and Kevin Yang, writing poetry has a therapeutic value. On Tuesday in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, seasoned and beginning poets alike will take the stage at the fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam, a noncompetitive performance organized by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art, a student group that uses art to raise awareness about social justice issues. Read more...
Photo: Through poetry, students will aim to raise awareness on mental health Tuesday at the KnockOut Jam, organized by Social Awareness Network for Activism Through Art (above). (Courtesy of Danielle Nguyen)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts, Video
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November 24, 11:42 am
World Music and Movement Festival comes to Bruin Plaza
The semi-annual World Music and Movement Festival was held Sunday. The event was full of traditional instruments and music, along with dancing that represented different cultures. Read more...
Arts, Music
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November 24, 12:00 am
Across the Pond: Jamie T returns with more mature sound after five-year hiatus
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: After a five-year hiatus, British singer-songwriter Jamie T returns to the music scene in 2014 with the release of his album “Carry on the Grudge.”(High Road Touring)
Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 23, 11:38 pm
Alum Michael Soll self-publishes first novel, ‘Scorched’
Between classes, UCLA alumnus Michael Soll navigated the stories that unfolded in his imagination. These thoughts often progressed to the next phases of Soll's writing processes, into his phone, then to his computer, on which he would write from his dorm room desk. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Michael Soll released his first novel, “Scorched” in October. The book has been ranked second on Amazon’s top free 100 list for Teen and Young Adult Action and Adventure. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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November 23, 11:32 pm
Movie Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’
She frantically whispers into the dark, shakily choking out the facts: Her name is Katniss Everdeen. She was in the Hunger Games. She escaped. District 12 is gone. Read more...
Photo: (Lionsgate)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 21, 8:50 am
Hooligan embraces history, culture with production of ‘Hair’
During the whirlwind of the 1960s hippie movement, a show opened on Broadway that ushered in a new era of rock musicals, one that Hooligan Theatre Company has now taken on the task of producing – “Hair.” The show, with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, opens Friday in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...
Photo: Hooligan Theatre Company presents “Hair” as their fall musical. Second-year electrical engineering student Rob Racke stars as Claude, the leader of “the tribe.” (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)