Twenty One Pilots has scaled up its production and chilled out its melodies. While better known for its Tumblr-esque emo hits like “Stressed Out” and “Ride,” the duo’s sixth studio album “Scaled and Icy” is a significant deviation from its alternative sound. Read more...
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PeerUp is pairing up and helping out Bruins who are looking to improve their mental health. With its UCLA chapter recently launched this quarter, PeerUp serves as a space for students to speak anonymously about their mental health journeys with peer supporters. Read more...
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Though not quite back from the dead, the mainstream zombie subgenre definitely has new life now that Zack Snyder is back in the game. Snyder’s newest film “Army of the Dead” is set to come out on Netflix on Friday and is currently playing in select theaters, including the newly renovated Landmark Westwood. Read more...
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From doodles to tattoos, Soraya Saghbini’s abstract line art fits on a multitude of mediums. The third-year biochemistry student said she launched her Instagram page @soosartsyshit and website to sell her artwork back in April 2019 after being encouraged by her close friends to share her work with a wider audience. Read more...
Photo: Soraya Saghbini, a third-year biochemistry student, launched an art account and online shop to feature her abstract bodies and faces. More recently, Saghbini said she has attempted new mediums, such as tattoo design and digital art. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Maddie Rausa/Daily Bruin)
Playwrights can’t capture light, but they come close by describing its mysterious presence. As the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Cuban American playwright and director Nilo Cruz shed light on his creative process in an afternoon salon talk Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Nilo Cruz gave a salon talk for the School of Theater, Film and Television, sharing his creative process and personal inspirations. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 23 at 7:01 p.m. Personal experiences were pulled apart, then edited in cohesion for the production of the short film “Apart, Together.” Currently on a festival run but set to publicly release late 2021, “Apart, Together” follows Yiru (Shavvon Lin) and her mother’s (Leann Lei) search for her sister (Michele Panu) – who her mother abandoned in China because of the country’s one-child policy – in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Shavvon Lin’s new film “Apart, Together” touches on China’s one-child policy, following a woman’s journey to discover her worth and cultural belonging. (Kristin Jean Pischel/Daily Bruin)
Asian American and Pacific Islander filmmakers have always been bringing their experiences to screens big and small. From viewing a documentary about the historical precedents of AAPI hate to a heartfelt romantic comedy, celebrate this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by looking back on AAPI filmmakers’ richly layered narratives throughout cinema history. Read more...
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