It turns out all you need to end police brutality is to give a cop a can of Pepsi. A three-minute ad for the soda, which was released April 4, features Kendall Jenner abandoning her glamorous photo shoot for a protest outside. She hands a soda to a cop, who shrugs at his fellow officer, […]
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A Taste for Adventure: Cow tongue, brain taste testing yields surprising results
Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Each week, columnist Matthew Fernandez will plunge into LA’s culinary scene and try food he’s never eaten before. Some of my roommates and I […]
Album review: ‘ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$’
No one expected a rapper with just one full studio album to his name to drop one of the most politically charged albums of 2017 thus far. But Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ may have done just that with the release of his second full album Friday. The album “ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$,” as suggested in the title, […]
Concert review: Regina Spektor at the Dolby Theatre
Regina Spektor brought all her wonderful eccentricities and musical mastery to the Dolby Theatre stage Saturday, dazzling hundreds of her own spectators. Saturday night’s show marked the final performance of Spektor’s spring 2017 tour, which she began March 5. Spektor and her band performed well-known songs like “Fidelity” from 2006’s “Begin to Hope,” along with […]
Atomic Walrus takes the stage in Dance Marathon’s final hours
Atomic Walrus rocked the Dance Marathon stage for its third year in a row, pumping up exhausted dancers who were just a few hours away from finishing the event. Vocalist Joe Kellman began the set by running under the bright blue lights toward center stage, belting encouragements at the crowd. “You’ve been here for 23 […]
Yukai Daiko’s Dance Marathon performance shows off power of taiko drums
Four large taiko drums took over the stage as Dance Marathon neared the end of its 26-hour run with a performance from Yukai Daiko. “The reason we decided to audition was just to bring the sound of Japanese drumming into the mix of the other performers,” said fourth-year art student Hoi Leung, one of the […]
NSU Modern, Random Voices bring upbeat performances to Dance Marathon
Dance Marathon participants began incorporating handstands and planks into their dance moves in order to give their legs a break during the 22nd hour of the event. The fatigue had begun to set in. But when hip-hop dance team NSU Modern was announced over the loudspeakers, marathoners surged toward the stage, cheering excitedly. Despite technical […]