Diversity in film and television came into the spotlight in 2016 with #OscarsSoWhite. A USC study in 2016 found only about one quarter of speaking characters belonged to non-white racial/ethnic groups. In “Reel Representation,” columnist Olivia Mazzucato discusses different issues of race and representation in media as they relate to new movies and TV shows. My favorite Golden […]
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Dorm Dining: Sweet Potato Curry
Follow along as A&E columnist Andrew Warner prepares a vegan sweet potato curry using just a rice cooker.
UCLA’s Fowler Museum displays 20th-century West African headdresses
Walking into the Fowler Museum’s latest installation is like stepping into a time machine to 20th-century Freetown, Sierra Leone. “Did you bring your passport with you?” said curator Gassia Armenian as she led me toward the exhibition, “Joli! A Fancy Masquerade from Sierra Leone.” The exhibit, open through July 16 at the Fowler in Focus […]
Dorm Dining: Whipping up a vanilla cheesecake using an unlikely oven
Life on the Hill doesn’t exactly allow ample opportunity for experimentation with cooking, leading to a routine diet at the dining halls. Over the next 10 weeks, columnist Andrew Warner sets out to break the culinary monotony of dorm life, armed with a rice cooker and a few pantry staples. The name “rice cooker” is […]
Second Take: ‘Charmed’ reboot to cast a spell with prequel storyline
Fans better be charmed with The CW’s television reboot of “Charmed.” The CW announced its development Thursday of a rendition of the 1998 to 2006 show “Charmed,” which will take place in the 1970s with a new cast of witches. Although some viewers criticized The CW for excluding original cast members Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty, […]
Second Take: Childish Gambino takes off with new beats in latest album
Childish Gambino was a ghost on social media for nearly a year, deleting all information from his Twitter and Instagram. His silence tormented me, yet rumors suggested he would release a project in 2016. On June 17, Gambino incited online hysteria when he tweeted a cryptic link to an app with a mysterious countdown clock. […]
Hear This Not That: John Legend breaks barriers, Pete Doherty brings stale sounds
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. This week, Lee compares the musicality of Pete Doherty’s latest album “Hamburg […]