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Arts, Film & TV

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January 28, 9:31 am

Kid Koala’s ‘Nufonia Must Fall’ meshes music, film with puppetry

The dimly lit stage hosted a bustling 13-man team composed of cameramen switching angles, musicians harmonizing and puppeteers directing miniature characters. When the audience’s gaze shifts upward, the hectic scene completely transforms fluidly to black and white film. Read more...

Photo: Turntablist Eric San, known as Kid Koala, created a graphic novel called “Nufonia Must Fall” about a tone-deaf robot wooing a human love interest. A live adaptation directed by K.K. Barrett will take place at Royce Hall. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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January 28, 9:31 am

Party Flavors: No-guilt truffles

The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Read more...

Photo: No-guilt chocolate truffles consist of chocolate chips, almond butter, Greek yogurt and cocao powder. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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January 27, 7:35 am

Q&A: Musician from student jazz band Swingers on musical reinvention, performance

The Swingers looked up to jazz artists like Freddie Hubbard and Charlie Parker, yet never replicated their performances exactly. The members of this seven-piece student jazz band used their love for classic jazz music to reinvent it in their own unique way. Read more...

Photo: Student-run jazz band Swingers will perform Thursday as part of Fowler Out Loud. Second-year ethnomusicology student Joseph Kwon organized the event as a way for the band members to get together amid their busy schedules. (Courtesy of Vanessa Chung)

Arts, Lifestyle

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January 27, 7:35 am

Behind the Counter: Employees of Ralphs produce department discuss their busy schedules

Jake Warden hustled fresh bunches of ripened bananas onto empty shelves, pausing to wipe sweat from his brow. He tossed the empty cardboard box onto a stack near his cart, which was piled high with boxes. Read more...

Photo: Rudy Carrillo works as a produce clerk and assistant to the produce manager at Westwood Ralphs. The employees help customers with their requests and fill gaps among the fruits and vegetables. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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January 26, 8:21 am

Q&A: Graphic artist David Wexler on media, design and Strangeloop

The following sentence is false. The previous sentence is true. This self-referential paradox that cognitive scientist and philosopher Douglas Hofstadter describes as a “strange loop,” a phenomenon that occurs when one moves through real or imagined levels, but unexpectedly arrives where he or she started. Read more...

Photo: Graphic designer David Wexler, who creates set designs for artists such as Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu and Skrillex, will give a talk as part of Design | Media Arts’ lecture series Thursday. (Courtesy of Theo Themison)


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