Tuesday, May 5

Kerckhoff concert to feature a cappella groups

On most nights, UCLA’s various a cappella groups can be heard rehearsing in the classrooms of Schoenberg Hall or even in parking structures. Monday night, these groups will be performing as coffee simmers behind the counter of Kerckhoff Coffee House. Read more...

Photo: UCLA a cappella group, MEDleys, is one of six a cappella groups set to perform for CAC’s Kerckhoff Coffee House “A Cappella Night.”


Mixology: Martinis

There are loads of trendy and diverse cocktails out there with complex and confusing flavors. Sometimes, though, it’s great to sip on a classic drink that’ll never quite go out of style. Read more...

Photo: A sweeter martini is achieved by substituting pomegranate liqueur for classic vermouth.


Hammer exhibition explores Parisian female archetypes

A woman furrows her eyebrows and grits her teeth, bracing herself as she pulls up the hem of her skirt. She injects a syringe into her thigh, and on the table beside her sits the source of her pain and detrimental pleasure: morphine. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Hammer Museum’s newest exhibition, “Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914,” comprises of about 100 works that explore Parisian female archetypes, including Eugene Grasset’s “La morphinomane (The Morphine Addict).”


Kyodo Taiko performance to pay tribute to Japanese culture

On stage, a flute lightly sounds, followed by a piercing beat of a chu-daiko drum. Another beat sounds out, and another, in a quickening progression. “Each beat has a sound that livens you up and you’re just taken aback by how big it is,” said Kayla Asato, fourth-year communications student and Kyodo Taiko co-director. Read more...

Photo: Fourth year film student Reid Taguchi performed at last year’s NSU Culture Night with the Kyodo Taiko drumming group.


Movie Review: ‘Like Father, Like Son’

Riddled with the complexities of father-son relationships, the occasional laugh and a rather unfortunate revelation, “Like Father, Like Son” delicately depicts the story of two families that find themselves struggling with the notion of nature versus nurture. Read more...



Trending Now: Tips to use for successful thrifting

The first time I wore an entire outfit that cost less than $20, I knew I was onto something. As a freshman in high school, I was barely scraping by financially and couldn’t have been happier to be sporting a well-earned outfit from the local thrift store. Read more...

Photo: Columnist Amy Lee, an avid thrifter for more than six years, shares a few tips on how to shop secondhand clothing and housewares.