If director Terrence Malick loved lattes, he would make them in the late morning with the sunlight casting dolorous hues. He would murmur, softly, “Espresso. Milk. Read more...
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April 16, 12:19 am
Album review: ‘Mosquito’ by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
For many, garish, displeasing and downright obnoxious may be the only words that come to mind when describing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ latest album cover for “Mosquito.” Simultaneously, however, those may also be the absolute last words that come to mind in describing the sounds of “Mosquito.” Over the past decade or so, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have succeeded in establishing a sound completely its own. Read more...
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April 16, 12:08 am
“Bodycast” performance focuses on artists’ influences
From age 13 to 15, Suzanne Bocanegra wore a body cast to treat scoliosis, drastically altering her body from month to month, one day having a spine curvy like the figure of Marilyn Monroe, while another day having it retain the flat form of a little girl. Read more...
Photo: In her artist lecture “Bodycast,” Suzanne Bocanegra (right) details her struggle with a body cast to treat scoliosis during her teenage years and how it influenced her artistic process. It will be performed indirectly with actress Frances McDormand (left) taking on Bocanegra’s persona.
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April 16, 12:02 am
UCLA’s ASL club promotes community through comedy
As audience members wave their hands in appreciation, fingers spread next to their faces, they enter a different world where applause is silent. More and more the deaf community is breaking into popular media through popular shows like “Switched at Birth” and well-known deaf performers, challenging the perceived stigma associated with deafness. Read more...
Photo: Second-year linguistics and psychology student Mariam Janvelyan and third-year linguistics student Anna Erives sign “comedy show” in preparation for CJ Jones’ comedy show tonight.
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April 15, 12:00 am
Album Review: “The Terror” by The Flaming Lips
A 13-minute love ballad, titled “You Lust,” that stretches back and forth from captivating melody to synthetic breakdown, separated repeatedly by an ominous whisper and finally ending with a woman’s spoken psychological confession – there’s just nothing like The Flaming Lips, for better or for worse. Read more...
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April 15, 12:00 am
B-Sides: PSY keeps up entertainment factor with new song ‘Gentleman’
Beware, users of the Internet. PSY is back. On Saturday, PSY debuted his new single “Gentleman” at a packed concert in Seoul’s World Cup Stadium, and has also released the video online, Rolling Stone reports. Read more...
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April 15, 12:00 am
A night at the Getty Museum for college students
The J. Paul Getty Museum, usually silent and empty on Monday nights, will be filled with the sound of thousands of college students tonight. At least 2,500 students are expected to participate in the Getty’s annual College Night this evening. Read more...
Photo: The J. Paul Getty Museum will hold its annual College Night tonight, open to thousands of college students in the Los Angeles area. The event will include food, access to the museum’s exhibitions, hands-on art activities, special docent-led tours and live musical performances by indie-rock band Cayucas.