Category Archives: Arts

We’ve all heard the aphorism that says if you can’t take the heat, you ought to get out of the kitchen, right? Well, apparently all of us except for Fiona Apple. As much as I enjoy her music, her rebellious attitude and incredible voice, I’ve had a hard time listening to her music lately. Why? […]

“Center Stage” Starring Amanda Schull and Peter Gallagher Directed by Nicholas Hytner Years have passed since we had a sexy group of young people dancing… in a movie, that is. The “West Side Story” Gap ads were whetting our appetite for the days of “Fame” and “Flashdance,” so Hollywood decided it wasn’t going to deprive […]

By Allison Hunter Daily Bruin Contributor There’s no business like show business, and no one knows that better than Gil Cates. An Emmy award-winning director and producer, Cates was honored with a special tribute Wednesday evening for his numerous contributions to the entertainment industry as well as his work as founding dean of UCLA’s School […]

L.A. Guitar Quartet will perform at Royce Hall The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, an instrumental ensemble whose recent self-titled release debuted in the top 15 of the Billboard Classical-Crossover charts and remained there for six months, will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at Royce Hall. Presented by UCLA Performing Arts, the LAGQ is on tour […]

By Aphrodite Manousos Daily Bruin Contributor Anti-pop Consortium, Sonic Sum and Mike Ladd all came out Tuesday night to the El Rey for a celebration of indie hip hop and in protest of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s conviction and placement on death row. Even well-known political activist and musical revolutionary Zack de la Rocha, from Rage Against […]

By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff It is Thanksgiving, a day to cherish family, friends and life. A fisherman, minding his own business, suddenly finds a distraught and dehydrated boy clinging to an inner tube in ocean waters off the Florida coast. After an intense rescue effort, the little Cuban boy is welcomed with […]

By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff Beginning today, the UCLA Conference on Mexican Literature and Culture for the Millennium aims to explore the diverse art and heritage of Mexico and the border United States. “We decided to celebrate the millennium by focusing on contemporary aspects of Mexican culture,” said John Skirius, UCLA associate professor of […]