David Shields’ crippling stutter pushed him to become a writer to cure his language troubles. It is literature that eventually developed his connection to the world. Read more...
Photo: In author David Shields’ new book “How Literature Saved My Life,” he debates the actual importance of literature.
Not to spoil anything, but “John Dies at the End” is a zany movie. Based on the popular book and former Web serial, the early-year indie hit pits two college dropouts against an otherworldly monster army created by a new, addictive, dimension-warping drug. Read more...
I’ve been in love with the idea of the Sasquatch! Music Festival for years now, even more so than with that of Coachella. Read more...
It’s a public school art student’s worst nightmare: the moment a school tells that student it no longer has the grant money to fund his or her artistic endeavors. For UCLA world arts and cultures students, this nightmare became their reality. Read more...
Photo: WacSMASH’d is the largest annual student-produced showcase put on by the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA. Students present original dance, film, music, art and spoken word pieces in this three-day free event held at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Historically, the WAC Undergraduate Society has been able to fund the show using only on-campus funding, but because of budget cuts, they had to fundraise this year.
Embrace the noise, My Bloody Valentine is back. Read more...
Experimentation seems to drive the human consciousness within the fields of music, science and art. Read more...
UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music has produced some musical stars over the years. Paul Chihara, professor of music and chair of the Visual Media Department, was one member of a team of musicians responsible for bringing the works of Hayao Miyazaki (including “Spirited Away”) to the United States. Cris Velasco is a multi-award winning composer for music in video games, including the “Mass Effect” series. Read more...
