Friday the 13th proved to be an unfortunate day for James Corden. The host of “The Late Late Show” came under fire for jokes he made about Harvey Weinstein during a charity gala speech on Oct. 13. Corden began by talking about how beautiful the night was, “so beautiful, that (Weinstein) has already asked tonight […]
Category Archives: Arts Columns
Dance Break: Rhythm and math form the fundamentals of Dancesport workshop
Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. As a personal experiment, she attended workshops and lessons for 10 campus dance groups […]
Album review: ‘Flicker’
Niall Horan basically released a whole album of reject One Direction ballads. Though the former boy bander’s debut solo album “Flicker” barely strays away from One Direction’s sugar-sweet pop songs about love and innocence, it also adds an original homeyness to its ballads by drawing inspiration from country and folk music. “Flicker” tries to convey […]
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 […]
Second Take: Jay-Z’s “4:44” marks rap mogul’s mature, reflective return to form
Mainstream rap has always been a young man’s game. Rappers rarely talk about middle or old age. Simply put, not many mainstream rappers last long enough in the hip-hop spotlight to rap about it. However, now 47 years old, Shawn Carter – more commonly known as Jay-Z – has sustained a spot in the limelight […]
Concert review: Flying Lotus and Thundercat at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
This article was updated Oct. 16 at 11:55 a.m. Attendees of Flying Lotus’ concert Saturday only needed two items – a ticket and a pair of 3-D glasses, which were given out at the venue. Flying Lotus’ set included graphics that ranged from sleek, repeating patterns of psychedelic geometric shapes to captivating organic movements of melting faces […]
Album review: ‘MASSEDUCTION’
St. Vincent can’t turn off what turns her on and I can’t turn off “MASSEDUCTION.” Annie Clark gives listeners a fascinating glimpse into her life in her fifth solo release under the stage name St. Vincent, and takes on a more mainstream pop approach than her most recent releases, such as “St. Vincent” and “Strange […]