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Category Archives: Arts
Alum Nathan Kersey-Wilson composes life of activism through music
Nathan Kersey-Wilson and his roommates hosted open mic concerts from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. from the second floor of their apartment “Treehouse” in 2013. On Strathmore Drive, students and bands performed using a variety of instruments, including Middle Eastern ouds, Persian hand drums and classical violins as crowds danced into the night. Kersey-Wilson, an […]
Theater alum helps cast, produce dystopian play ‘Future Sex, Inc.’
Misha Riley listened to theatrical pop and hip-hop numbers emanating from the 99-seat theater. He was sifting through tech rehearsal schedules and publicity statements before opening night. Riley, a UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus, is an assistant producer for the musical “Future Sex, Inc.” playing until Feb. 19 at the Lounge Theatre […]
Student duo shares original comedy sketches on YouTube channel
A talking omelet is the last thing one might expect to find in a video titled “Phone Sex” with glossy red lips as the thumbnail. In the video, which has been viewed about 35,000 times, two girls running a phone sex business shock their customer when they imagine themselves as an omelet and falafel as […]
Grad student melds Arab, Hollywood culture through filmmaking
Hanadi Elyan works in Melnitz Hall on an original short film, but about 8,400 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, filmmakers hired by her roll out film projects for her clients. Elyan, a graduate student at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, founded Reel Arab Productions with her husband, Nathan Bennett, three years ago […]
TV review: ‘Santa Clarita Diet’
I grew up in the suburb of Santa Clarita, California. It’s a quiet town that’s a safe place to raise a family. The only things to do for fun are to hang out at the mall or go to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the billionth time. When my friends and I heard Netflix was […]
Album Review: ‘After the Party’
It’s a bit difficult to relate precisely to the nostalgia-soaked depiction of middle age that The Menzingers presents on its latest album “After the Party” as a 20-something – after all, the party of my twenties hasn’t ended yet. But the Pennsylvania-based band is adept enough at pairing sing-along-able lyrics with driving guitar rhythms to […]