Sandwiched between the center of an inescapable industry that tells us that image is everything, and an academic universe that prefers having original thoughts to dressing to impress, it should come as no surprise that UCLA students are a little lost in the wilderness when it comes to fashion. Each day these two rival ideologies […]
Author Archives: Sommer Mathis
From the dB Magazine editor: Bringing (UC)L.A. arts to students’ fingertips
Welcome to the wonderful world of arts and entertainment at UCLA. And when I say wonderful, you can be sure I’m not traipsing carelessly into the sinister realm of hyperbole. The amazing truth is that as students attending this gargantuan university, we all have an incredible opportunity to be exposed to some of the most […]
Seeing stars
For the past few weeks, something sinister has been infiltrating my favorite nightly news shows. And just because my friends and family members keep trying to convince me that the normal content of programs like “Access Hollywood” and “Extra” shouldn’t qualify as “news” (clearly these individuals have very screwed up priorities) doesn’t make this recent […]
Newest Cirque du Soleil show wings its way to L.A.
For Violaine Corradi, the composer behind Cirque du Soleil’s latest production to stop in Los Angeles, “Varekai,” the challenge of creating original music for a Cirque show means more than just finding the right notes. “So many things can happen (during a live performance). The acrobat might take a little longer before he’s done, so […]
Online: "Sweet Charity"
“Sweet Charity” Morgan-Wixson Theatre The smash critical and box-office success of Rob Marshall’s film version of “Chicago” last year has given way to a torrent of Bob Fosse revivals in the past year, as smaller theaters scramble to find shows that will guarantee them a built-in audience. The latest Fosse offering to hit the Los […]
Though lacking nightlife, Village holds own allure
After deciding to enroll at UCLA as a transfer student last summer, I quickly packed up my belongings and hauled them from my astonishingly affordable Venice apartment to pricier digs here in Westwood. Sure, I would miss the beach, and I’d have to eat out of tin cans to afford the place, but being able […]
Some Hollywood jobs not as glamorous as they seem
It was late on a Thursday night that I found myself pounding on the door of a closed Starbucks, desperately trying to convince the store’s employees, who were still inside cleaning, to open up. No, I wasn’t suffering from caffeine withdrawal. Only an hour before, I had carted away close to 100 assorted coffee and […]