Aside from his 42-year-long teaching career at UCLA, Sheridon Stokes published two books on flute technique and has recorded studio music for “Mission Impossible,” “Star Trek” and “Family Guy.” Before he performs in the orchestra for the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, Stokes, a senior lecturer in the Herb Alpert School of Music, along with […]
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Second Take: Questions surround release of Harper Lee’s second novel
Make way Mary Higgins Clark, there’s a new queen of suspense in town and her name is Harper Lee. While 88-year-old Lee doesn’t write suspense-thriller mysteries, she still managed the plot twist of her career with the announcement of her second book release 55 years after her first, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Before there were […]
Second Take: Katy Perry lives up to hype in Super Bowl halftime show
Katy Perry belted out “Roar,” finishing with a full-bodied growl while standing in a flaming mini-dress on top of a 15-foot-tall robotic tiger. Perry’s 15-minute Super Bowl XLIX halftime show included fan-favorites such as “Dark Horse,” “Kissed a Girl” and “Firework“ and featured guests Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot who sang “Lose Control” and “Work […]
Alumni continue creating comedy on ‘Family Guy’ after meeting at UCLA
It was business as usual: someone yelled, “Take off your shirt” through the staff introductions while Styx lead vocalist Lawrence Gowan, a guest at the affair, stood on top of his plastic chair to strike a pose. The band Styx, along with many other guests, had come to the Fox Studios animation conference room to […]
Students invent new adult card game, ‘Twisted Kicks’
“Blackout.” Describe the word without saying “alcohol,” “electricity,” “forget,” “memory” or “power” and only speak in a squeaky, high voice.
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. They took Peeta. The newest installment in the franchise, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,” wastes no time before jumping into hard-hitting, emotional scenes. Following the […]
Album Review: ‘Four’
Listening to One Direction’s aptly named album “Four” feels like being the star of a playfully romantic music video. The pop band gained popularity when it won third place on the hit British television series “The X-Factor,” where the members met. On the group’s first two albums, “Up All Night” and “Take Me Home,” the […]