Friday, June 20

The pLAces you’ll go: Temescal Canyon

There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...

Photo: Temescal Canyon provides Angelenos with comfortable hikes of the Chaparral Hills, featuring skyline views of Los Angles and the Pacific Ocean. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)



Up Next: Exploration of transgender themes in ‘Transparent’ perfect for web TV

The rise of original online programming has revolutionized the way we consume television. But are any of these new shows actually worth watching? Up Next highlights noteworthy original content from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Studios and examines how the flexible online format functions within each show. Read more...

Photo: The Amazon Studios’ second pilot season produced “Transparent,” a shining example of the democratic nature of web television. Created by Jill Soloway, the show explores the lives of transgender individuals in a manner incomparable to that of cable television programs. (Amazon)




Across the Pond: Fat White Family to tear up Echo with high-energy UK punk

There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...

Photo: After living above a pub and working minimum wage jobs in Brixton, London, Fat White Family has come a long way to perform at The Echo in Los Angeles on Tuesday, bringing along its chaotic, charismatic rock ‘n’ roll. (Courtesy of Roger Sargent)


The pLAces you’ll go: Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Hayride returns for its sixth year at the Old L.A. Zoo at Griffith Park. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)



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