Wednesday, April 29

Concert review: Green Day at the Hollywood Palladium

Society tends to view age 40 as a slowing down point, the beginning of the dreaded middle age. But for the gleeful anarchists of Green Day, age holds no sway as they continue to rock out as well as the young kids. Read more...

Photo: Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong led the band in performing songs from latest album “Revolution Radio” and older albums including “American Idiot.” (Matthew Fernandez/Daily Bruin)


Professor overhauls Peace Over Violence brand for greater inclusion

Large white letters stood out against the black and white image of a smiling woman, spelling “confianza sobre violencia” (confidence over violence). The image fades away on Peace Over Violence’s website homepage, replaced with the scene of a smiling man and woman, with the words “friendship over violence” written across their embracing arms. Read more...

Photo: Design | Media Arts professor Rebeca Méndez redesigned the branding for the organization Peace Over Violence. In her design, Méndez updated the name and used blue and white primary colors to communicate peace, she said. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Bar necessities: The Daily Pint

Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Columnist Erin Nyren enjoyed a cold beer called a Xocoveza at The Daily Pint. The drink features a winter-spiced flavor with hints of toasted coconut and oak. (Erin Nyren/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA student strives to shatter beauty standards in modeling industry

“Too short,” “too skinny” and “too Latina” were words Viviana Lira heard from photographers that sought the stock characteristics of beautiful women for their shoots. Lira, a second-year art history student, found that few photographers wanted a look that wasn’t mainstream when she began her modeling career in high school. Read more...

Photo: Viviana Lira breaks from traditional model behavior by adopting stoic, unsmiling poses. When photographing models, Lira also strays from typical photoshoots by collaborating with models on the outfits that they wear and the shoot location. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Review: Rocky Horror TV special fails to capture shock factor of cult classic

A man wearing a tight corset, thigh-high fish nets and bold, red lipstick descends in a castle elevator. He exits the elevator and in a deep voice he sings, “I’m just a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania!” Dr. Read more...

Photo: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s do the Time Warp Again,” reimagines the first “Rocky Horror Picture Show” film with some novel casting choices, including actors of different races, gender identities and sexualities. Steve Wilkie/FOX


UCLA graduate explores Vietnamese identity in sci-fi performance piece

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. T.K. Lê lay sprawled out on her Koreatown apartment floor, drawing arrows and connecting blocks of text on a huge piece of parchment paper. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate T.K. Lê explores her journey with identification and heritage with her newest science fiction performance piece about a grandmother, which she will perform in downtown Los Angeles. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)


Tinig Choral celebrates Filipino culture through a cappella

The flight of stairs leading to Parking Structure 4 houses the faint echoes of several voices in harmony. A closer listen to the lyrics reveals both familiar songs from American Top 40 radio as well as music entirely in Tagalog. Read more...

Photo: Tinig Choral celebrates Filipino culture Filipino culture by performing Filipino music at events of Filipino organizations on campus and in Los Angeles. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)