Healy is truly in his element. Named after the chemical element, the artist’s sophomore album “Tungsten” gives him space to explore themes of time, life and death. Read more...
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Arts Columns
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 12, 2:37 pm
Second Take: Success of surprise releases proves excessive promotion can be an album’s downfall
Musicians are cranking the handles of the jack-in-the-box – and albums are popping out. In the past few months, surprise albums have made a sudden resurgence. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 8, 7:01 pm
Maker’s Medium: Art student explores the wonders of watercolor through familial portraits
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Student artist Antonia Guerrero Sanchez’s medium of choice is watercolor, which she often uses to paint portraits of her family members. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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January 8, 6:09 pm
Content Overload: With endless entertainment options, many viewers are left feeling fatigued
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many have seen a drastic change in how and where they consume entertainment. While movie theaters have been the more prominent mode of content consumption compared to streaming services in the past, the latter seems to have caught up, if not exceeded, in relevance lately. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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January 5, 6:18 pm
‘The Bachelor’ season 25 recap – episode 1
If you blend a vibrator, broken records and a sprinkle of love, you get the 25th premiere of “The Bachelor.” Just two weeks after “The Bachelorette” finale, the new season of “The Bachelor” premiered Monday on ABC. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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December 12, 3:13 pm
‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 recap – episode 7: ‘Chapter 15: The Believer’
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Unmasking a Mandalorian is no easy task, but the season’s penultimate episode has much to reveal. Following the emotional rollercoaster of last week’s downer episode, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) calls upon an old adversary before he can save Grogu from the clutches of Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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December 11, 5:52 pm
Book review: ‘Ready Player Two’ falters with repetitive plot, troubling undertones
Welcome to the OASIS, where “The Silmarillion” is biblical and Depeche Mode is your “Personal Jesus.” Here, a pouty-in-pink Molly Ringwald bums cigarettes off velour-clad versions of her younger self, who all take turns cursing John Hughes to the rhythm of his IBM Selectric typewriter; a greased-up Rizzo dukes it out with the Polka King of the Midwest in the Chicago ‘burbs; Ferris Bueller scales the final fourth-wall and never takes a day off. Read more...
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