Warning: spoilers ahead. The finale of “Star Wars” has made less money than “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” Having grossed $1.065 billion, “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” is hardly a financial failure, but such numbers are somewhat underwhelming for a film that supposedly concludes a 42-year-old story. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 14 at 4:56 p.m. “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and painting. Read more...
Photo: Choreographed by Pam Tanowitz, “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and art. The piece aims to explore how ideas of time and space exist within real life, and the poem and the performers collaborate with one another. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)
Matt Sarafa’s latest collection at New York Fashion Week is another runway under his belt. The fourth-year design media arts student debuted his fall/winter 2020 collection Friday. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year student Matt Sarafa is the youngest designer to have shown his work at the New York, Los Angeles and Paris fashion weeks. Sarafa said he started watching Project Runway at age 7 and eventually went on to study at UCLA to refine his design and business skills. His clothing uses unorthodox fabrics to compliment the logo of his initials. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 12 at 2:06 p.m. Patrick P. Stafford began helping people write their resumes about five decades ago. Now, he has written around 7,000 poems and published three poetry books. Read more...
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A question between two friends turned into an organization with around 10,000 members across the nation. Alumna Cassandra Lam co-founded The Cosmos with her friend Karen Mok after having a heartfelt conversation in November 2017 regarding the question, “What does it look like for Asian American women to flourish and thrive?” However, what really catalyzed the development of their business were the opinions of other women that looked like them, Lam said. Read more...
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Alumnus Marc McGuire’s debut book explores the darkness of human motivation and terrorism. Set to publish April 16, “Missions” details an investigation into terrorism set a year after the 9/11 attacks. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Marc McGuire’s debut book “Missions” details an investigation into terrorism the year after the 9/11 attacks. McGuire said he drew from his time living in Europe to inform the novel’s plot. (Courtesy of Marc McGuire)
The population of over 45,000 people attending UCLA can be extremely overwhelming for many students. UCLA’s First Year Experience aims to bring students together despite this massive number through The Common Experience program, said First Year Experience coordinator Simone Jackson. Read more...
Photo: First Year Experience coordinator Simone Jackson said The Common Experience aims to give students a way to make the large UCLA campus feel a bit smaller. Each year, the program choses a book, TV show or podcast for students to engage with. This year’s theme focuses on gentrification in Los Angeles, and students are encouraged to listen to the podcast “There Goes the Neighborhood.” (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
