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: Nathan Summers, or Cable (right) served as a protector to Hope Summers (left) throughout the story arc that introduced Hope to the Marvel Universe, but eventually developed a father-daughter relationship with her. (Marvel Comics)
Writers Justin Torres and Fred D’Aguiar read excerpts from their novels at UCLA in February, part of the hiring process searching for a new creative writing professor in the English department. Read more...
Design | Media Arts graduate student Mathew Dryhurst sits down at his computer to do some Facebook stalking – all in the name of his current art project. Read more...
Photo: Design | Media Arts graduate student Mathew Dryhurst’s (above) solo exhibition, “Mine,” which will showcase fictional narratives based on audience members’ Facebook profiles, will open in Broad Art Center Tuesday. (Courtesy of Mathew Dryhurst)
Eight years ago, computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg began his longest project yet. Today, he has some advice he said he wishes he’d known from the start. Read more...
Photo: Computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg self-published his first novel, a techno thriller titled “The Florentine Deception,” which is now for sale online and through Barnes and Noble. Nachenberg said all of the proceeds of its sale will be donated to charities focused on youth development and education. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Kristy Balliet figured out she wanted to be an architect during a middle school technical drawing class. Balliet, who received a master’s of architecture II from UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, is one of more than 100 UCLA alumni to submit work to an upcoming AUD exhibition called “Drawn.” This is the second “Drawn” exhibition – the first of which was held in 2004 – and it will feature works from UCLA alumni from 1968 to 2014. Read more...
Photo: “Drawn,” an exhibition by UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, will showcase drawings created by more than 100 UCLA alumni from 1968-2014. (Courtesy of Georgina Huljich)
Tables filled with colorful merchandise line the stretch of Lindbrook Drive between Glendon Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. Jesse Nguyen, a pottery artist showcasing his wares under the shade of a canopy, picks up a delicate plate and hands it to a curious passerby. Read more...
Photo: Local artist Jeni Bate shows off her collage artwork. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Tears fall down Yingtai Zhu’s cheeks as she leans toward the grave of her beloved Liang. Played by second-year business economics student Xiaoyi Chen, Zhu is a young Chinese girl fighting for her love in an ancient feudal society. Read more...
Photo: The Chinese Student Association will hold their annual Heritage Night at Schoenberg Hall Saturday. This year, they will perform “The Butterfly Lovers,” a traditional Chinese love tragedy about Yingtai Zhu, a young girl pursuing love in a feudal society. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
