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October 17, 12:23 am

UCLA student strings beads with business network through jewelry shop

Guadalupe Olivares is creating jewelry items from another world. The second-year environmental science student owns a jewelry business called Gupe’s Crafts on Instagram, which sells a wide array of pieces such as colorful necklaces and barrette clips. Read more...

Photo: Guadalupe Olivares models one of her signature star-shaped hair barrettes. The second-year environmental science student said she started her online shop, Gupe’s Crafts, when she realized how much she enjoyed creating colorful accessories for herself. (Courtesy of Guadalupe Olivares)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 16, 11:59 pm

‘Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican’ paints LA-influenced artistic evolution

More than 30 years of work and five years of curatorial planning have culminated in “Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican.” Curator Marco Rios said he wanted to organize a survey show of artist and lecturer of painting Victor Estrada’s work since he first met Estrada more than five years ago. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in a blue shirt, Victor Estrada, a lecturer of painting at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture sits in a chair outside. Works from Estrada spanning his over 30 year career, are on display in the exhibition, “Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican” which opened Oct. 6 at the ArtCenter College of Design’s Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery. (Courtesy of Juan Posada/ArtCenter College of Design)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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October 14, 3:47 pm

Album review: The 1975 trod familiar ground but cultivate broad appeal in new album

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 11:56 p.m. The 1975’s new album proves they are human too. The British alternative rock band has returned with its fifth studio album, “Being Funny In A Foreign Language.” After a two-year hiatus, lead singer Matthew Healy and band members Adam Hann, George Daniel and Ross MacDonald released the 11-track album Friday. Read more...

Photo: A figure dressed in black stands atop a car in a barren landscape on the cover of The 1975’s “Being Funny In a Foreign Language.” The indie-rock group’s fifth full-length album released Friday. (Courtesy of Dirty Hit)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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October 13, 9:05 pm

Film review: ‘Amsterdam’ wastes high-profile talent on flimsy, uninspired plot

Warning: spoilers ahead. Despite its title, “Amsterdam” went all over the place. Released theatrically Oct. 7, David O. Russell returned to the big screen with an ambitious story inspired by historical events cloaked as a comedic murder mystery. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington play Burt Berendsen, Valerie Voze and Harold Woodman in David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam.” The comedic murder mystery film was released Oct. 7 and was inspired by real life historical events. (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

Arts, Lifestyle

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October 11, 9:17 pm

UCLA alumnus reflects on nonverbal expressions of love in ‘Baby Bao at Dim Sum’

Kesia Eng is dishing out dim sum with a side of family values. Earlier this year, the alumnus self-published “Baby Bao at Dim Sum,” a children’s book that chronicles the experiences of growing up in an East Asian household. Read more...

Photo: Kesia Eng holds her self-published children’s book, “Baby Bao at Dim Sum.” The alumnus said her book was inspired by her East Asian upbringing and heritage. (Courtesy of Kesia Eng)

Arts, Film & TV

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October 9, 8:07 pm

UCLA student creates films to share personal, relatable experiences

Emelin Vivar is framing personal anecdotes through a filmmaker’s lens. After initially picking up her camera to conduct miscellaneous school projects, the second-year pre-political science student said she began experimenting with filmmaking through UCLA’s GreenShorts program. Read more...

Photo: Created through Ghetto Film School is Emelin Vivar’s film “Beholder.” As she captures personal experiences within her work, “Beholder” is an homage to her home of South Central Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Emelin Vivar)

Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 9, 6:37 pm

Theater review: Outdated ‘Cats’ production is better fit for litter box than stage

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 3:21 p.m. The Jellicle cats have lived nine lives too many. Based on T.S. Eliot’s poetry collection, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” the feline gang of “Cats” will take refuge at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Oct. Read more...

Photo: The national tour cast of “Cats” perform on a blue-hued illuminated stage. Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” the musical will perform at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Oct. 16. (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)


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