Category Archives: Arts

And the envelope please … The Grammys ­ or the nominations, at least ­ are usually shocking. Here are our picks for who will win tonight. By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff Popular music’s most prestigious awards ceremony ­ or most irrelevant, depending on how you look at it ­ will be airing tonight […]

Melnitz highlights young Hollywood’s women writers in ‘Movies She Wrote’ Series sheds light on ‘myth’ of a male-dominated field By Barbara E. Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff Patriarchal Hollywood is a given. The films made in the studio system were made by men for men. Women writers were only good for the few "women’s pictures" they […]

Fowler inherits African ‘Crowning Achievements’ Latest museum exhibit highlights traditional, contemporary headgear By Barbara E. Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff As the first group entered the museum, there was a slight hush as it took in the solitude and the lit objects. One, a chief’s hat, or botolo from Zaire, towers at least 2 1/2 feet […]

‘I-Rock’: Tori Amos marked for death Matter of a fact, if I ever get down to Carolina I’m gonna try to figure out a way to off James Taylor. Hate to come off like a Nazi, but if I hear one more Jesus-walking-the-boys-and-girls-down-a-Carolina-path-while-the-dilemma-of-existence-crashes-like-a-slab-of-hod-on-J.T.’s-shoulders song, I will drop everything … and hop the first Greyhound to […]

Trust me, I know what I’m doingLeslie Nielsen, the man with a straight face and a naked gun, will accept the Jack Benny Award today. He speaks to The Bruin about his illustrious career. By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Who is the subject of all of these quotes? "He’s totally nonthreatening." "He’s all-knowing […]

Colorado Quartet delves into composers’ souls By John Mangum The Colorado String Quartet burst onto the chamber music scene 12 years ago and they haven’t looked back since. The group won both the Naumberg Chamber Music Award and First Prize at the Banff International string Competition in a 10 day period in 1983. These awards, […]

In the line of fire The arts community is in an uproar over Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s attempts to terminate both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Bruin gets reactions from those affected at UCLA and beyond. "Museums cannot afford to do exhibitions just out […]