Students across the University of California system are spreading hope through music. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, three UC students were inspired to create the organization Food For Hope in order to combat food insecurity. Read more...
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Instead of watching football games at the Rose Bowl, crowds have gathered for a safer source of entertainment. The sports stadium has been transformed into a drive-in movie theater this month for the Tribeca Drive-In series. Read more...
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Taylor Swift gave fans less than 24 hours to prepare for summer’s most somber soundtrack. The world woke up to the surprising news of the singer’s eighth studio album “folklore” early Thursday morning. Read more...
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Logic’s retirement album empowers him to leave the rap game with “No Pressure.” Released Friday, the rapper’s sixth and final studio album exudes self-confidence as he follows his previous works’ themes of positivity surrounding his career and personal life. Read more...
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A teenage girl’s sexual exploration and her faith mix like oil and water in “Yes, God, Yes.” Starring Natalia Dyer from “Stranger Things,” the semiautobiographical directorial debut from writer Karen Maine premiered Friday in select drive-ins and virtual cinemas. Read more...
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Kian Ravaei is taking lines from etiquette books and transforming them into whole songs. Ravaei, a third-year music composition student, wrote two original songs for the July 24 and 25 New Explorative Oratorio Voice Festival, which brings together musicians to engage in exploratory music. Read more...
Photo: Third-year music composition student Kian Ravaei wrote two songs that will premiere virtually for the New Explorative Oratorio Voice Festival. They focus on the oppressive nature of women’s etiquette books. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The “Animal Crossing” island Lil Taiwan puts on the “Comedy Crossing” show twice a month – no masks or social distancing required. Hosted by comedian and UCLA alumna Jenny Yang, “Comedy Crossing” is set in the hit Nintendo Switch video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” which simulates life on an idyllic deserted island among animal villagers. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Jenny Yang hosts a bi-monthly comedy show, “Comedy Crossing,” set in the hit Nintendo Switch video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The show takes place in Yang’s virtual in-game basement and is streamed publicly over Zoom. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)
