There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
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Star Wars has come back – and the fans are raving! This week, the hosts jump lightspeed into the world of Jedi and Sith with two Star Wars mega-fans. Read more...
The princess dress demographic in Disneyland has evolved greatly over the past couple of years. The number of tiny Elsas I have nearly stepped on while strolling through Main Street, U.S.A. Read more...
Watching “The 5th Wave” felt like when my dad made prepackaged macaroni and cheese a few years ago. By all reason the dish should have been easy to prepare: the ingredients were included and so were the instructions, but he still managed to set the kitchen on fire. Read more...
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Movie trailers are like free samples at Costco: The good ones excite you and leave you wanting more, while the bad ones make you cringe. Each week, A&E columnist Matthew Fernandez will dissect movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...
Photo: The first “Suicide Squad” trailer is a mess of artistry and action revolving around a cast of DC supervillains. (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)
Samantha Stewart returns to her dorm room at the end of the day, picks out one of the four blankets laying on her bed, then proceeds to her desk. Read more...
Photo: Student Samantha Stewart turned her dorm room into a makeshift studio to record her 24/7 radio station. (Zoe Hessler/Daily Bruin)
Assistant professor of ethnomusicology Münir Beken exhibits the Turkish ud, a pear-shaped string instrument resembling a guitar. Watch this video as Beken’s extensive experience shows in his expert handling of this stringed instrument. Read more...
