The most important thing I learned from being an editor this year at the Daily Bruin is that sometimes, you just have to be done.
Author Archives: Amy Crocker
Hip, hip, hooray for not-so-hip nightlife
The approaching summer means the end to, or at least the three-month break from, entertainment as we know it.
Record-breaking auction shows beauty is priceless
As they generally are, this week’s art sales were record-breaking. Despite the recession, people still found good news to report, and the media found numerous broken records to report.
Art students take on unconventional opera
Downtown, in the vault of a converted bank building, UCLA music and theater students will be performing the uncensored version of Brecht and Weill’s 1928 “Die Dreigroschenoper,” translated as “3pennyopera.” In a 1950s revival, the words to the most popular song from the show, “Mack the Knife,” were changed for the cast recording, toning down […]
Artwork should speak for itself
I’ve come to a little bit of an internal crossroads.
Birthday freebies can take the cake
Today is my birthday, so I’ve been thinking for a while about all the different fun things one could possibly do on this holiday of holidays.
A story’s teller is as important as her words
This weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a more lasting imprint was burned into my skin than the mere rays of the sun.