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January 7, 9:27 am

UCLA student inspired by Ellen DeGeneres, fights cancer with humor

Lauren Grabowski takes a deep breath as she runs her hands through her new haircut, feeling the short and layered blond strands between her fingers. She tries not to grin as she begins to dance, kicking her converse-clad feet from side to side and swaying her hips in time to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year human biology and society student Lauren Grabowski was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2015. Inspired by Ellen DeGeneres, Grabowski created a video, “Lauren dances like Ellen,” in which she imitates DeGeneres’ dance moves and documents her DeGeneres’-style haircut, to update friends and family of her health. While Grabowski did not expect the video to go viral, the video now has over 22,000 views. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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January 7, 9:27 am

Party Flavors: Chocolate-dipped candy oranges

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: Chocolate-covered candy oranges are created by saturating the fruit in sugar syrup under low-heat before dipping pieces in chocolate. If too much heat is applied, the sugar may burn. (Erin Nyren/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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January 6, 1:02 am

Second Take: Rachel Platten sets pop music ablaze with new album ‘Wildfire’

The first time I heard Rachel Platten, I just wanted to hear Andy Grammer. She was one of the opening acts for Grammer’s “The Good Guys & A Girl Tour 2015” at the House of Blues in West Hollywood during April. Read more...

Photo: Rachel Platten’s 2015 single “Fight Song” became a radio staple that propelled her budding career to a level comparable to that of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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January 5, 11:32 pm

LACMA names two UCLA students as curatorial fellowship recipients

Fourth-year art history student Canan Cem turned a page of her Andean textiles textbook, leafing through the glossy photos of pre-Columbian mantles, shawls and tunics woven in bright reds, browns and eggshell blues. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year art history student Canan Cem (left) and third-year history and art history student Audrey Min are the two first-year Andrew W. Mellon undergraduate curatorial fellows at LACMA. Cem and Min shadow curators in the costumes and textiles department and in Chinese and Korean art, respectively. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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January 5, 12:17 am

Winter Music Preview

2015 was a tumultuous yet exciting year for music and pop culture, with Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Adele and The Weeknd dominating the charts and musicians such as Frank Ocean and Zayn Malik breaking hearts with an absentee album and his departure from One Direction, respectively. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of George Pimentel via Getty Images)

Arts, Film & TV

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January 5, 12:12 am

Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’

An unsuspecting fur trapper is pierced between the eyes by an arrow and crumples to the floor. In the background, dozens of other trappers are shown suffering the same fate. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox)


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