Last year, Chris Martin bared listeners his broken heart with Coldplay’s album “Ghost Stories,” a sad eulogy to his split from longtime wife Gwyneth Paltrow. This year, with “A Head Full of Dreams,” he is attempting to convince his audience he’s ready to move on. However, while “A Head Full of Dreams” completes the almost-but-not-quite-cathartic […]
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Halftime Signatures: UCLA marching band flutist finds camaraderie through supporting role
In anticipation of the UCLA-USC football matchup Thanksgiving weekend, Daily Bruin A&E features members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. Today’s installment profiles Lauren Payne, a fourth-year political science student and the flute section leader. The game was tied and the victor would be determined by one field goal. The UCLA Bruin Marching Band watched […]
‘Cloud 9’ play employs gender swapping to challenge societal norms
The costume designer pulls the corset strings as tight as they will go around the actor’s torso, restricting his breathing but allowing him to catch a glimpse of being a 19th-century woman for a moment. The actor, Joey Fabrizi, stars in “Cloud 9,” a play which features gender swapping among the characters and actors. “It’s […]