An eerie, spectral sound drifts from the recesses of Schoenberg Hall, where an orchestra rehearsal for a Royce Hall performance takes place. At first, the dissonant melody makes little sense as the string instruments climb higher and higher on steps of parallel fifths, the woodwinds and brass attempting to follow. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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October 2, 12:38 am
Q&A: Author Michael Jeffrey Lee talks about ‘Something in My Eye’
After graduating from UCLA in 2004 with a degree in English, Michael Jeffrey Lee traded in his native California coastline for the Gulf Coast, moving to New Orleans. Read more...
Photo: Michael Jeffrey Lee, author of “Something in My Eye,” is a creative writing teacher in the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts as well as a UCLA alumnus.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 2, 12:07 am
Hammer Museum dusts off artist Forrest Bess’ work
Forrest Bess was an artist caught between two worlds, and this internal struggle can be viewed within his artwork shown at the Hammer Museum. For the first time in over 20 years, the abstract expressionist painter Forrest Bess’ work is being displayed, with a total of 50 pieces of his artwork from 1946 to 1970. Read more...
Photo: The Hammer Museum’s new exhibit, “Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible,” explores the naturalistic works of the expressionist painter.
Arts, Film & TV
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October 2, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Bad Milo!’
Meet Milo, a monster the likes of which Hollywood has never seen – probably because he spends most of his time hiding in an anal cavity he calls home. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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October 2, 12:00 am
Book Review: ‘Something in My Eye’
Much like having something stuck between your eyelid and cornea, UCLA alumnus Michael Jeffrey Lee’s writing can be very uncomfortable. “Something in My Eye,”Lee’s debut short story collection, resulted in his receiving the 2010 Mary McCarthy Prize for short fiction. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 1, 2:41 am
Fall movie preview
Karan Kajla said he loved indulging on dining hall food when he first moved to the Hill last year. But as he started gaining weight and feeling unhealthy, he wanted to make a change. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 1, 2:36 am
Album Review: ‘The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2’ by Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake is the icon of celebrity right now, a man doing so much work under the spotlight that it’s a wonder how he finds free time anymore. Read more...