Ashley Cleveland stepped slowly onto a dark stage. Her veil swirled around her as she walked, and a recording of Richard Burton saying, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?” played in the background. Finally she paused and removed her veil, allowing the audience to see her face for the first time. Cleveland, […]
Category Archives: Arts
Collecting Creatives: The Bruin behind viral ball-pit dress worn at the Grammys
The 2017 Grammy Awards marked Ricky Amadour’s big break. But they weren’t there for music – Amadour designed a rainbow plastic dress that pop singer Girl Crush wore down the red carpet. Amadour created the now-viral ball-pit dress, which was unlike anything the third-year art and art history student had created before. I first met […]
UCLA, USC alumni face off in a battle of wits on gameshow ‘Idiotest’
Nada Jawad and Jodi Wofford brought their Bruin spirit to the stage of “Idiotest” as they tested their wits against two USC Trojans. “Finally being on the stage, and finally playing the game … was a real in-the-moment, in-the-zone thing,” Jawad said. The two 2016 UCLA alumnae participated in a college-rivalry edition of the gameshow […]
Review: The Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Staples Center
The Red Hot Chili Peppers know how to pull off a flaming-hot performance. With stunning light effects and powerful instrumentals, the Chili Peppers delivered an energetic live performance at the Staples Center on Tuesday. The concert was part of a tour specifically for the band’s newest album “The Getaway,” which was released in 2016. Throughout […]
Dorm Dining: Vegan Chili
Follow along as A&E columnist Andrew Warner prepares a simmering pot of vegan chili. The recipes yields two servings.
Alumnus films, shares real-life stories of people with disabilities
Nerris Nassiri walked the streets of Los Angeles from Koreatown to Little Ethiopia, collecting stories of the diverse communities for his senior thesis. Walking the crowded streets of Little India was a woman who had moved from India to Los Angeles with her three children. She spoke of family life, raising her children and opening […]
UCLA students rise as backup dancers in Katy Perry’s music video
Two UCLA students broke free from the limitations of their pasts through their portrayal of mindless conformists in Katy Perry’s new music video “Chained To The Rhythm.” The video, released Feb. 21, features fourth-year world arts and cultures students Nick Pauley and Maddie Olandt along with about 20 other dancers. Performing in the video, which […]