Striking red on pale blue, the crying man depicted in graduate painting and drawing student Frank J. Stockton’s “Just Super” is one of the many provocative pieces of artwork produced by graduating MFA students as part of their first exhibit. Read more...
Arts Columns
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November 7, 12:00 am
Graduating students explore diverse subjects in MFA 2015 Exhibition
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 6, 12:00 am
‘Secret Life of Birds’ exhibit shows new view of human interaction
Human ancestors looked to birds in times of migration, followed their calls when hunting and even used them to send messages. Yet, as humans have evolved and modernized, we have become increasingly disconnected from birds and removed them from our urban environments. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Art | Sci Center will open its exhibit, “Secret Life of Birds,” Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute. The exhibit was organized by Design | Media Arts professor Victoria Vesna (left), physics professor Takashi Ikegami (center) at the University of Tokyo and ecology and evolutionary biology professor Charles Taylor (right). (Courtesy of Blanka Buic)
Arts, Music
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November 6, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘Motion’
As the highest-paid DJ of 2013 and 2014 according to Forbes magazine, Calvin Harris is no stranger to concocting catchy dance beats and surefire radio hits, some of which include 2011’s “Feel So Close” and “We Found Love” with Rihanna. Read more...
Photo: (Columbia Records)
Arts, Film & TV
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November 6, 12:00 am
Q&A: Alum Jesse Draper discusses TV show, ‘Women Breaking Barriers’ seminar
UCLA alumna Jesse Draper has played Barbies with Mattel CEO Robert Eckert, high-fived retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and rode Segways with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Read more...
Photo: After graduating from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, alumna Jessie Draper created “The Valley Girl Show,” recently syndicated for a television deal with Fox. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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November 5, 12:05 am
UCLA students fall into winter fashion trends
Pumpkin Spice Lattes are already off of Starbucks’ specials board, which can only mean one thing: It’s time for that preemptive transition from fall to winter that hits right after Oct. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 5, 12:00 am
Up Next: ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ offers fresh look into lives of comics
The rise of original online programming has revolutionized the way we consume television. But are any of these new shows actually worth watching? Up Next highlights noteworthy original content from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Studios and examines how the flexible online format functions within each show. Read more...
Photo: “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” created by and starring Jerry Seinfeld (right), will premiere its fifth season on Thursday. (Crackle)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 5, 12:00 am
Q&A: UCLA professor talks poet Robin Robertson’s reading at Hammer Museum
With an eye for high poetic standards, Stephen Yenser, distinguished professor of English and director of creative writing, has curated a reading series with the Hammer Museum for almost 20 years. Read more...
Photo: English professor Stephen Yenser has been curating UCLA’s poetry series at the Hammer Museum since 1995. On Wednesday, Yenser will be presenting a poetry reading with Scottish poet Robin Robertson. (Courtesy of Stephen Yenser)