Cole Heramb dyed his hair a vibrant crimson to complement his latest album, “Red EP.” Second-year biology student Heramb released his first album “Red EP” on Nov. 1. The track list consists of seven songs he wrote, mixed, produced and recorded by himself and is available on SoundCloud and iTunes. He also created the album […]
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UCLA alum founds Sharpe Suiting to sell gender non-conforming suits
Five-year-old Leon Wu would sneak into his father’s closet and try on his business clothes. “When I was a little girl, because I identify as transgender … I was always trying to find ways to make myself more masculine,” said the UCLA alumnus, who graduated in 2000. Wu later studied economics at UCLA, and went […]
Show review: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Toruk’ revisits world of ‘Avatar’
“Avatar” film fans can use 3-D glasses to immerse themselves in the fantasy realm of Pandora. But in Cirque du Soleil’s “Toruk – The First Flight,” viewers can plunge into Pandora and experience its inhabitants twist, teeter and tumble firsthand. On Friday night, the Staples Center transformed from a sports arena to a circus tent, […]
Second Take: Shailene Woodley’s arrest increases publicity for pipeline protest
Footage of a celebrity getting arrested often elicits an exploitative response. Embarrassed and vulnerable, the last thing celebrities want are more eyes privy to the scene. Shailene Woodley, however, used her arrest as a call to action. “I hope you’re watching, mainstream media,” she said on camera, as police officers decked out in tactical gear […]
Documentary short film screening highlights Native American stories
Most of the time of the time that Sky Hopinka is on a road trip, he says he has a camera with him. He used his latest footage of beautiful landscapes to help him create his most recent documentary short, “Jáaji Approx.” The UCLA American Indian Studies Center, in collaboration with the Sundance Institute, is […]
Youth symphony to perform live ‘Back to the Future’ score at Royce Hall
Film composer and conductor David Newman and his wife waited in line for two hours to watch the “Back to the Future” movie on its opening night in Westwood in 1985. Now 31 years later, he will be conducting “Back to the Future – Live to Picture” with the American Youth Symphony. On Saturday at […]
Concert review: Jamestown Revival at the El Rey Theatre
Members of Jamestown Revival exuded a cool western spirit, dressed in jeans, button-up shirts and leather boots. Pianist Zach Chance wore a brimmed hat and guitarist Jonathan Clay a tan vest, bringing a folk energy to the El Rey Theatre on Thursday. The country souls prompted the audience to sway up and down in unison […]