This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6:20 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Mando and The Child have returned – though the parenting skills haven’t much improved. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Arts, Film & TV
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October 30, 4:40 pm
Nonprofit fosters creativity and imagination in young students through screenwriting
Nonprofit encourages young students to find voice through screenwriting Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Karlinna Sanchez)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 30, 4:03 pm
Album review: Ariana Grande showcases more mature sound and lyrics in ‘positions’
Ariana Grande has clearly been getting busy during quarantine. “positions,” the sixth studio album from the soprano singer, is stacked with 14 odes to her newest beau and their time spent in Grande’s quarantine home. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Republic Records)
Arts, Lifestyle
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October 29, 9:33 pm
Lessons of growth stem from student’s budding social media plant account
Michelle Tran’s plants overgrew the boundaries of her camera roll and established roots on social media. The fourth-year human biology and society student created an Instagram account, @plantedbymich, in May to document her plant collection. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year human biology and society student Michelle Tran, said her Instagram account @plantedbymich grew from boredom in quarantine, but the account has now amassed more than 1,800 followers. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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October 29, 8:54 pm
West Wing Reflections: Complex connection between constituents, officials consumes politics even today
Garnering 95 Emmy nominations and 26 wins in its seven seasons, “The West Wing” is an NBC television drama that depicts an era in which the president of the United States is a Catholic Democrat and Twitter does not yet exist. Read more...
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Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 29, 5:10 pm
With bold strokes, student uses her art as medium for activism
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6:17 p.m. Bright colors and bold strokes may draw the eye, but it’s the social and political activism behind Brenda Barrios’ work that encourages patrons to stay. Read more...
Photo: Brenda Barrios blends social and political critique in her art. The third-year transfer art student has partnered with Rock the Vote to promote voting in Latino communities through her work. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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October 28, 9:14 pm
UCLA student, alum see their films featured on TV as part of Fine Cut Festival
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 8:06 p.m. Though COVID-19 has impeded film production, the Fine Cut Festival of Films continues to promote student filmmakers digitally. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Reina Higashitani and graduate student Greg Armstrong are both finalists for the 2020 Fine Cut Festival for their individual films, “Frog Catcher” and “The Art of the Survival,” respectively. (Courtesy of Qingjian Meng and Reina UN-NUN Productions)