The Unlikely Candidates’ high-energy performance began with a dramatic entrance – the loud banging of drums, flashing lights and lead vocalist Kyle Morris running onto the stage in a cheetah-print jacket. The indie rock band got its start in 2008 and later signed with Red Music, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The group will […]
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Alumna’s art questions authenticity of human interaction amid technology
Screaming in public is rarely acceptable. But at alumna and assistant professor Lauren McCarthy and collaborator Kyle McDonald’s exhibition, that’s exactly what visitors will do. For McCarthy and McDonald’s latest project, “How We Act Together,” visitors to the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts stand in front of a large video projection on the wall […]
Lessons in Laughter: The Improv Space subverts sexism in comedy with ‘Improvjectification’
Audience members cheer and shout for male performers to take off their shirts at “Improvjectification” shows. But they aren’t attending a bachelorette party. Eric Chad Ho created and co-hosts the comedy show “Improvjectification” at The Improv Space, which brings together male and female improvisers on the second Thursday of every month. Ho said the performances […]
UCLA art student created quirky T-shirt line, hopes to grow business
Hannah Kim invented a holiday to advertise her hand-printed chicken shirts. Through her National Chicken Shirt Days, which occur sporadically throughout the year with the support of her friends, Kim grew her own T-shirt line under the name of CHINGOOZ, a word which translates to “friends” in Korean. The second-year art student founded the line […]
UCLA alumna whips up banana-based frozen treats, launches dessert line
Hannah Hong had to eat a lot of bananas – and banana bread – before finding the perfect recipe for her frozen dessert brand, Hakuna Banana. The banana-based, nondairy frozen dessert company co-founded by Hong, an Anderson School of Management alumna, offers a naturally sweetened alternative to traditional ice cream. Hong and her partner Mollie […]
Theater Review: ‘Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences’
Warning: This post contains plot spoilers of “Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences.” Any librarian pales in comparison to one that travels from London to China to Australia in search of the borrower of an overdue book. At first glance, “Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences,” which opened at […]
Students step into modeling in FAST at UCLA’s runway show audition
Diana Cheung dreamed of being a model as a child, but being 5 feet 3 inches tall she thought she would never be tall enough. However, when the Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA hosted modeling auditions in fall 2016, the fourth-year psychology and human biology and society student decided to take a shot at […]