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Arts, Lifestyle

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March 4, 10:05 pm

Student-founded Kwento Comics aims for Asian representation in debut graphic novel

This post was updated March 6 at 8:47 p.m. Kwento Comics is breaking down the glass ceiling and debuting with a bang. Founded by fourth-year theater student Waverley Lim and her mother, Kwento Comics strives to expand female and Asian American representation in Hollywood through graphic novels. Read more...

Photo: Aiming to alter the on-screen representation of Asian characters in Hollywood, Kwento Comics is penning narratives inspired by cultural myths as graphic novels. Co-founded by fourth-year theater student Waverley Lim (right) and her mother Cecilia Lim (left), the first issue of its series “The Mask of Haliya” follows Filipina teenager Marisol on adventures partially based on Waverley Lim’s own experiences. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Film & TV

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March 4, 3:14 pm

UCLA Film & Television Archive to showcase digital films of James Benning

This post was updated March 8 at 12:33 p.m. James Benning is celebrating half a century of landscape film mastery. From Friday to Sunday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum will be presenting a three-night program designed by filmmaker Benning and curator Steve Anker. Read more...

Photo: A still from filmmaker James Benning’s “Stemple Pass.” The film will be screened along with two of Benning’s other films in a three-day program hosted by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Hammer Museum. (Courtesy of James Benning)

Arts, Lifestyle

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March 3, 5:27 pm

UCLA student sculpts business turning internet memes into figurines

When it comes to crafting, CosmicFuss memes business. Inspired by her favorite internet jokes, owner and third-year English student Courtney Chapman said she started her business in 2019 through a TikTok account that has since grown to 438,000 followers. Read more...

Photo: CosmicFuss was inspired by social media. With products based off TikTok sounds and internet memes, owner and third-year English student Courtney Chapman said she hopes her business can spark conversations that share humor and pop culture. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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March 3, 4:10 pm

Student-led event ‘To Whom It May Concern’ embraces social justice through art

This post was updated March 4 at 4:13 p.m. WACsmash is celebrating performance art and rejecting performative activism. Blending dance and visual arts, the 2022 WACsmash’s live event will be held Friday and Saturday in Kaufman Hall with the visual arts gallery on view. Read more...

Photo: WACsmash 2022 is taking social justice to the stage, with a visual arts gallery and performances running Friday and Saturday in Kaufman Hall and online. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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March 3, 2:25 pm

Q&A: Cautious Clay discusses emotion, perception and the making of ‘Deadpan Love’

This post was updated March 6 at 9:01 p.m. Cautious Clay is not so cautious anymore. Joshua Karpeh, better known as Cautious Clay, has broken into the music industry with co-writing credits alongside artists such as Taylor Swift and by making R&B and indie music under his own name. Read more...

Photo: Musician Cautious Clay, known offstage as Joshua Karpeh, spoke with the Daily Bruin prior to his concert Friday at The Fonda Theatre about his transition into music and the wordplay behind his songs and stage name. (Courtesy of Leeor Wild)


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