Comic books are everywhere – Marvel and DC Comics are mining decades of story lines for a huge slate of movies and television shows. But comics are more than a source to be mined for superhero blockbusters. New creators are dealing with issues every month in ways that couldn’t be done in other formats – […]
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Hip Hop Congress holds freestyle dancing, cyphering workshop
Dancers crowd in a circle, encouraging a lone performer in the center. For the solo dancer, the circle – called a cypher – represents a safe space where he can express himself through hip-hop music and improvised movements to tell a story. As part of Hip Hop Appreciation Month, Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Congress […]
Movie Review: ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’
The last time a film as promisingly ludicrous as “Kingsman: The Secret Service” came out, it was also by the hand of director Matthew Vaughn. “Kick-Ass” was a gleefully unprofessional way to handle cinematic adaptations of comic books, and it was all the better for it. “Kingsman” fits the same genre-bending mold, but with more […]
arTistic Attention: TA Tiffany Naiman supplements class with personal anecdotes
With the new series “arTistic Attention,” A&E; will feature the very people whose office hours we really should go to more and explore their arts & entertainment-geared interests to find out what really makes them tick. If you know an artsy TA who deserves to be featured, email us at ae@media.ucla.edu. Tiffany Naiman, a musicology […]
Billboard Hot 100 songs show trend of past decades’ influence
The easiest path to the past is through the radio, where current hits sound more like 1940s doo-wop, 1950s funk and 1980s dance music than the EDM and rap sounds that people have become accustomed to. A few of today’s top-10 Billboard Hot 100 songs take on distinct sounds that allude to songs and styles […]
Q&A: Filmmaker discusses documentary on Jewish identity
Kathy Wazana left her home country of Morocco at the age of 10. Growing up in Canada, Wazana said she was taught that Morocco was a hostile place for Jewish people. Later she would make a film that would challenge those and other perceptions about the relationship between Jews and Muslims. Wazana’s documentary, “They Were […]
Author Judith Donath gives lecture on digital online portraits
Every action we make online is recorded. Whether it’s pictures on Facebook, purchase histories on Amazon or even the momentary flashes captured by Snapchat and Instagram, society is progressively spending more and more time inhabiting an ever-changing yet permanent digital landscape. This is the premise of author Judith Donath’s book “The Social Machine: Designs for […]