Angel Olsen’s “Phases” sends listeners through cycles of love and longing set against hypnotizing guitar chords. At first listen, the album sounds like a random mix of songs without any rhyme or reason. Read more...
Photo: (courtesy of Jagjaguwar)
Arts Columns
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November 8, 9:55 pm
Second Take: “Crazy Rich Asians” casting raises questions on Asian identity, representation
“Crazy Rich Asians” is one of the few recent Hollywood films about Asians that doesn’t feature Matt Damon or Scarlett Johansson as the lead. Jokes aside, it is incredibly rare to see an American-studio produced, ensemble film about Asians that doesn’t feature a white actor – a feat that hasn’t happened since the 1993 film, “The Joy Luck Club.” But such a rare accomplishment is not without controversy, and the debate that “Crazy Rich Asians” sparked about its casting of British-Malaysian actor Henry Golding struck a chord with me as a biracial woman of Japanese and Italian descent. Read more...
Photo: (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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November 6, 9:21 pm
Movie review: ‘Lady Bird’ presents emotional, refreshing take on coming-of-age story
“Lady Bird” is a film almost all college students can relate to. Set in 2002, the film follows rebellious student Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), who desires to leave her Sacramento home and continue her education in college despite her parents’ wishes. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Merie Wallace/A24)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 6, 9:18 pm
Dance Break: ICARUS’ complex jazz routine requires flexibility beyond most novices
Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. Read more...
Photo: ICARUS Contemporary Dance Company’s audition routine consisted of jazz choreography to a catchy Britney Spears tune. The routine involved lots of skyward leaps, kicks and trials of flexibility. (Photo by Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin, photo illustration by Kristie-Valerie Hoand/Assistant Photo editor)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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November 6, 1:34 am
Student speaks her mind, finds home in open-mic poetry
When she was still in elementary school, Tamia Romo wrote her first poem: an ode to her mother. “My mom actually writes poetry, so I was introduced through her, and it’s always been something I’ve done to analyze the world around me,” said the second-year political science student. Read more...
Photo: Tamia Romo, a second-year political science student, said her poetry is inspired by her mother and universal topics such as racism and sexism. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 5, 5:18 pm
Concert review: OK Go at Royce Hall
OK Go is best known for dancing on treadmills and in zero gravity in its music videos. The music videos were the focus of its latest live performance at Royce Hall on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: OK Go’s concert at Royce Hall on Saturday night featured a Guitar Hero-like app that audience members downloaded and then played along with a rainbow screen onstage. The group performed old favorites such as its song “Here It Goes Again.” (Raunak Devjani/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 3, 3:24 pm
Concert review: Noname
Noname is a name everyone should know. The Campus Events Commission invited the “Sunny Duet” rapper and her band to perform in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Rapper Noname performed at Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Thursday night. The performance was a good way to relieve stress after midterms, but the acoustics in the venue were not very good, misrepresenting Noname’s impressive skills. (Alexandra Del Rosario/Daily Bruin)