Girl meets boy, girl loses her virginity to said boy – and then girl wakes up the next day suddenly nine months pregnant with an alien? More supernatural than the average “first time” story, “Snatchers” is an eight-part horror-comedy series premiering at the Midnight Episodic Showcase in the special events category of the 2017 Sundance […]
Category Archives: Arts
Reel Representation: ‘Hidden Fences’ gaffe depicts worrying outlook on representation
Diversity in film and television came into the spotlight in 2016 with #OscarsSoWhite. A USC study in 2016 found only about one quarter of speaking characters belonged to non-white racial/ethnic groups. In “Reel Representation,” columnist Olivia Mazzucato discusses different issues of race and representation in media as they relate to new movies and TV shows. My favorite Golden […]
Student group Resonance A Cappella works on first album
Members of Resonance A Cappella swayed their bodies along to the crescendos and decrescendos of the musical arrangement during a Sunday rehearsal at two of the singers’ apartment. The group’s voices swelled together at the end of Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” and cut simultaneously to silence. The singers grinned and exhaled, relieved, before addressing corrections. The group […]
Collecting Creatives: Timna Naim
Collecting Creatives is a video series highlighting creative people and their work around campus. Our next creative is an Israeli-American genderqueer gay male-bodied individual, or simply known as Timna. A fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance student with a minor in LGBT studies and a minor in visual and performing arts education, Timna discusses how their […]
Going for the Grammy: UCLA music professor commissions Grammy-nominated classical piece
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Mark Carlson was troubled by the lack of opportunities […]
Student garden blossoms with hands-on help from UCLA’s gardening club
At the top of a grassy hill at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, students will find a student garden – a small, fenced-off corner where fruits, veggies and herbs flourish. “(It provides) a space for people who are interested in gardening to have fun and relax,” said Ming Gao, a fourth-year environmental studies student. Here, […]
Going for the Grammy: UCLA faculty play in Grammy-nominated performance honoring Frank Zappa
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Three UCLA lecturers brought together the realms of rock […]