Saturday, June 21

Album review: Mitski embraces darkness in ‘80s-inspired ‘Laurel Hell’

This post was updated Feb. 7 at 1:11 a.m. Following a retreat from the spotlight, Mitski is not afraid of the dark. Nearly three years after she announced an indefinite break from touring, the singer released her sixth studio album “Laurel Hell,” is an amalgamation of shadowy ideas ripened over her hiatus. Read more...

Photo: Released Friday, Mitski’s sixth studio album takes the form of ’80s-infused “Laurel Hell.” (Courtesy of Dead Oceans)


Tour the Garden: Alexander Calder’s Button Flower epitomizes community focus of outdoor sculpture

As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century. Read more...

Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)




Film review: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ bewitches audiences with striking sound, set design

Something remarkable this way comes. Director Joel Coen of the Coen brothers adapts one of Shakespeare’s famed plays to the big screen in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Released in theaters Dec. Read more...

Photo: Denzel Washington (left) and Frances McDormand (right) play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” (Courtesy of Alison Cohen Rosa)


Rising Artists: Fiery talents bring the heat in 2022

Music is known to soothe the soul, but it can also invigorate it – especially in the more stagnant cold months. Artists are lighting a fire with recent releases, powerful choreography and victorious world tours this winter, and they have no intention of turning down the heat. Read more...

Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)


Dance Disassembled: Seeing Beyond the Curtain

From selecting music and choreography to perfecting costumes and makeup, the ins and outs of putting on a dance performance are complex and detailed. Put on your dancing shoes and click here to follow along as columnist Laura Carter and Daily Bruin’s multimedia teams take a behind-the-scenes look at the visual elements of dance, disassembled. Read more...

Photo: (Biona Hui/Daily Bruin staff)



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