Just because it’s LA doesn’t mean that Bruins are steering clear of the snow! This week, That’s a Wrap skates into the world of UCLA extreme winter sports. Read more...
Arts, Music, The Quad
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January 18, 11:25 am
Album Review: ‘Death of a Bachelor’
Panic! At The Disco reminds me of junior high school and early 2000s emo rock, a lite version of mentor band Fall Out Boy. So when Brendon Urie, the band’s driving force and only remaining original member, compared Panic! Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Fueled by Ramen)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 15, 1:02 am
Tragic tales of ‘Thom Pain’ entertain, engage theater audiences
An audience member hurriedly leaves the third row less than five minutes into the play, his audible excuses catching the attention of the solitary man on stage. Read more...
Photo: Rainn Wilson (center) stars as Thom Pain in “Thom Pain (based on nothing),” the one-man show written by Will Eno (left). The play premiered at the Geffen Playhouse Wednesday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 15, 1:01 am
Most UCLA students reluctant to tackle ‘granny hair’ trend head on
Jackson Hau walked into school last April immersed in anticipated discomfort. His newly dyed hair, which was previously dark blond, was now a striking silver. Inspired by social media platforms such as Instagram and Tumblr, the first-year undeclared humanities student participated in the trend that later became known as #GrannyHair. Read more...
Photo: First-year undeclared humanities student Jackson Hau participated in the #GrannyHair trend, inspired by social media platforms like Instagram and Tumblr. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns
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January 15, 12:00 am
Love | Hate: Obsession with critiquing red carpet fashion
With the return of A&E’s “Love | Hate” column, two writers will declare their love or hate for recent pop culture events. Flashing cameras and countless interviews on a Calvin Klein number or an Armani gown can elicit vitriolic responses from some, and be the subject of fantasies for others. Read more...
Photo: Actress Jennifer Lawrence (right) wore a red Dior gown and Chopard jewelry at this year’s Golden Globe Award Ceremony on Jan. 10. (© HFPA)
Arts, Music
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January 15, 12:00 am
Sounds of Schoenberg: The Indian sitar
Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: Ethnomusicology lecturer Rahul Neuman was introduced to the Indian sitar, an 18- to 21-string instrument, at a young age by his family of professional sitarists and ethnomusicologists. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Arts
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January 14, 11:28 pm
UCLA lecturer demonstrates his passion for the sitar
Rahul Neuman, a UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology lecturer, shows his skills with strings on the Indian sitar. Watch the video and experience the melody Neuman creates with his Indian classical music. Read more...