Walk around the set of the latest stunt-filled, action-packed television show and you may be surprised to see a few signature blue UCLA athletic backpacks lying around. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Natalie Padilla does a split handstand on the beam. UCLA gymnasts have stunt-doubled in shows, including “Greek” and “10 Things I Hate About You,” as well as “Make It Or Break It,” an ABC Family gymnastics drama.
Cars on fire, young girls obsessively weighing themselves and homeless children trying to survive on the streets of Seattle are difficult images to ignore. Read more...
Photo: Greenfield’s photo project “Girl Culture” documents female self-image in America and is featured in the Getty Center’s current exhibition, “Engaged Observers.”
An intense, raw, soul-filled take on traditional rhythm and blues will pump through the Hammer Museum's outdoor courtyard July 15 at 8 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Fitz and the Tantrums will play July 15 in the Hammer Museum courtyard along with Brit rockers The Heavy as part of the ongoing series “Also I Like To Rock.”
When Jose Iniguez started using the social media site Twitter to exhibit his adulations of Beyonce to the masses, he never imagined that his tweets would land him in a contest to become an MTV personality. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Jose Iniguez was one of 18 candidates selected for MTV’s July competition to find a Twitter Jockey. Beginning Wednesday, Iniguez will be competing in a series of Twitter-based challenges for the position.
Thursdays this summer, the usually demure UCLA Hammer Museum courtyard will be transformed into a full-fledged concert venue, complete with DJs spinning, fans sweating and, of course, emerging L.A. rock stars. Read more...
Photo: Indie-pop band Saint Motel performs in the UCLA Hammer Museum courtyard on July 1 for the opening night of the “Also I Like to Rock” summer concert series, which also featured fellow indie act Kitten. The series is co-sponsored by radio station KCRW-FM.
Fifteen years ago, 30 miles east of Westwood, the first widely known case of slavery in the U.S. since the end of the Civil War was uncovered in Los Angeles County's city of El Monte. Read more...
Photo: Actresses Jolene Kim (left) and Dian Kobayashi will perform in “Fabric,” a play about the enslavement of Thai garment workers, opening July 8 at The Alexandria.
We all know what it's like to be a teenager, when every personal problem seems to threaten the very balance of the universe, when our every emotion is as overwrought as a My Chemical Romance song. Read more...
