This post was updated Aug. 7 at 12:34 p.m. “Songs to the Moon” will contain an intergalactic assortment of other-worldly sounds. On Sunday, the Hammer Museum will host “Songs to the Moon,” a free-of-admission concert that features an array of instruments played by UCLA-affiliated performers. Read more...
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This post was updated August 7 at 9:23 p.m. Viviann Do is taking a page out of her favorite contemporary Asian American stories. After she started reading more voraciously last year, the alumnus said she was inspired to create her own BookTok and Bookstagram accounts – on TikTok and Instagram, respectively – where she discusses her recent reads. Read more...
Photo: Vivian Do smiles for a photo in front of pink flowers. The alumnus said she started her book-related TikTok and Instagram to highlight and share her favorite pieces of Asian American literature. (Courtesy of Viviann Do)
This post was updated July 31 at 10:00 p.m. Flamango Bay is nobody’s fool. The band, composed of Ikaika Gunderson, Georgia Manou and rising third-year global jazz studies student Dash Goss-Post, released their debut EP “The Fool” in May. Read more...
Photo: Pictured from left to right, Flamango Bay is composed of rising third-year global jazz studies student Dash Goss-Post, Georgia Manou and Ikaika Gunderson. In May, the group released their five-track debut EP “The Fool.” (Courtesy of Gwendolyn Hill)
This post was updated July 31 at 9:55 p.m. Ida Tongkumvong is crafting conscientious creations. With an entrepreneurial mindset and interest in marketing, Tongkumvong created a small business called Pearly Rights, for which she said she sells recycled, handmade beaded items and clothing. Read more...
Photo: Ida Tongkumvong, a rising fourth-year communication student, said her business, called Pearly Rights, gave her a newfound sense of independence and creativity. (Courtesy of Ida Tongkumvong)
This post was updated July 31 at 10:01 p.m. Wherever Maggie Rogers goes, that is where listeners should be. In her sophomore studio album, “Surrender,” Rogers departs from the acoustic folk pop sound that first distinguished her music and boldly leans into the energy associated with her self-attributed status as a “witchy feminist rock star.” But staying true to the dimensional essence of her past discography, Rogers demonstrates a renewed sense of artistry via emotional and sonic risks that, together, compliment the cathartics of her surrender to love, even when the production of some tracks does not reflect that experience as masterfully as others. Read more...
Photo: Maggie Rogers looks straight ahead in a black-and-white close-up shot. The singer-songwriter released her sophomore album, “Surrender,” on Friday. (Courtesy of Capitol Records)
This post was updated July 24 at 9:34 p.m. For Dr. Eric Esrailian, film has the promise to both entertain and educate. Esrailian, executive board member of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, joined the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as one of three new members of the Board of Trustees on July 1. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Eric Esrailian smiles outward in black and white. Esrailian, an executive board member of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, has been appointed to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Board of Trustees. (Courtesy of John Russo)
This post was updated July 24 at 9:39 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Jordan Peele takes a risk that audiences can say yes to in “Nope.” In his third feature film, writer and director Peele once again successfully subverts his audience’s expectations of horror by blending it with science-fiction to create a spectacle filled with tension, subtext and thrill. Read more...
Photo: Steven Yeun stands beside a caged black horse, gazing into a mountain landscape. Starring alongside Yeun in Jordan Peele’s science-fiction horror film “Nope” are Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
