Concert review: Hozier’s minimalist set lets music take the front seat in cemetery performance

Hozier wrote love songs for the end of the world – it was only fitting he perform them in a cemetery. The Irish musician took the stage at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday night, performing a set list which primarily pulled from his recent album “Wasteland, Baby!” Often simply standing in place with his […]

Q&A: Randall Park reflects on how his time at UCLA shaped his career in acting, writing

As a teenager, Randall Park went to record stores to buy CDs. Now, he raps about punching Keanu Reeves in “Always Be My Maybe.” Starring as Marcus Kim in Netflix’s recent romantic comedy, the alumnus paired up with fellow alumni Ali Wong and Michael Golamco to bring the film to life. The rom-com follows Wong […]

‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 recap – Episode 6: ‘The Iron Throne’

Winter is here: The final season of “Game of Thrones” is one of the most highly anticipated television events of the last decade. Follow our columnists as they explore students’ weekly reactions as an iconic era of pop culture comes to an end. Beware, spoilers lie ahead. Last week, the bells rang. This week, they […]

Duo’s Spring Sing song to highlight importance of reaching out during hardship

Jahanvi Srinivasan and Matheus Gorski said they want to convey a simple message through an uncluttered song. At Spring Sing, the duo will perform “A Little Help.” Srinivasan, who wrote the song, said it is about asking for help during times of struggle – a message she hopes other students can relate to. By utilizing […]

Theater review: ‘Les Misérables’ shines with hope with its focus on character relationships

Outstretched hands and lingering embraces reveal that loving another person really is to see the face of God. The “Les Misérables” national tour, directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, will bring its tragic story to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through June 2. Based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, the musical follows […]

Second Take: Recent wave of nostalgia-based marketing is compelling, but may be unsustainable

America’s burnin’ up with nostalgia. But all fevers have to break. In March, the Jonas Brothers made a move that possibly changed the course of American society by dropping “Sucker” – their first song since the band’s historic split in 2013. And it didn’t disappoint. Riding a wave of sentimentality, the song clearly drew from […]

Documentary brings in new narratives to spotlight black horror’s rich history

On March 4, 2018, Jordan Peele accepted the Oscar for best original screenplay. Soon after, Shudder, a streaming service dedicated to horror films, gave its own production team the green light to create “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror.” The documentary is based on the book “Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from […]