“Downfalls High” brings Machine Gun Kelly’s No. 1 pop-punk album “Tickets to My Downfall” to life through a tragic tale of everlasting love and toxic fame. Read more...
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January 15, 6:35 pm
Content Overload: Netflix overwhelms users with different streaming options
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many have seen a drastic change in how and where they consume entertainment. While movie theaters have been the more prominent mode of content consumption compared to streaming services in the past, the latter seems to have caught up, if not exceeded, in relevance lately. Read more...
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January 15, 5:57 pm
Theater review: Audience members can be a ‘Citizen Detective’ in online production
“Citizen Detective” lives up to its name as audience members become the lead investigators in an unsolved murder case. Launched by the Geffen Playhouse’s online Stayhouse Theater and running until Feb. Read more...
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January 15, 5:20 pm
Maker’s Medium: Student artist exemplifies powerful potential of charcoal through her drawings
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Second-year art student Ana Belcher uses charcoal as her medium of choice. The material is capable of creating sharp contrasts between light and dark, a technique known as chiaroscuro. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 13, 4:27 pm
Album review: Healy’s latest release ‘Tungsten’ impresses with lo-fi sound, vulnerable lyricism
Healy is truly in his element. Named after the chemical element, the artist’s sophomore album “Tungsten” gives him space to explore themes of time, life and death. Read more...
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January 12, 2:37 pm
Second Take: Success of surprise releases proves excessive promotion can be an album’s downfall
Musicians are cranking the handles of the jack-in-the-box – and albums are popping out. In the past few months, surprise albums have made a sudden resurgence. Read more...
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January 8, 7:01 pm
Maker’s Medium: Art student explores the wonders of watercolor through familial portraits
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Student artist Antonia Guerrero Sanchez’s medium of choice is watercolor, which she often uses to paint portraits of her family members. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)