The question of what lies in the future is one with which many college students grapple. In Sarju Patel's upcoming feature film "Life Tracker," a group of documentary filmmakers comes face to face with this question as they follow a company that has discovered a way to predict one's future based on DNA sampling. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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February 7, 11:39 pm
Sarju Patel pursues his film passion by producing his feature film “Life Tracker”
Arts
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February 7, 12:37 am
UCLA celebrates Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday
Many revere Charles Dickens as the most famous author of Victorian literature, yet few see the irrefutable parallel between the author and Mark Zuckerberg. Read more...
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Jonathan Grossman, associate professor of English, is putting together a series of events on campus in honor of Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday. Organized with the help of the UCLA humanities division, Friends of English and UCLA Library, Dickens’ birthday celebration will consist of events staggered throughout the afternoon to teach students about the author’s literary career and his personal life, and to show how the author affected the world.
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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February 7, 12:31 am
Remote Life: NBC’s heart beats strong despite low ratings
The most memorable moment of Sunday's Super Bowl wasn't Ahmad Bradshaw's awkward flop into the end zone for the Giants' game-winning touchdown. It was the three-minute musical commercial for the game's host network, NBC, before the game began. Read more...
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30 ROCK — “Idiots Are People Two” Episode 602 — Pictured: (l-r) Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, Tina Fey as Liz Lemon — Photo by: Ali Goldstein/NBC
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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February 7, 12:24 am
Soundbite: "Unpleasant Companion"
Asleep's new album "Unpleasant Companion" possesses a sound that manages to blend the influences of Incubus, Nirvana and Radiohead into a harmonious overall sound. Read more...
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Courtesy of Asleep Music
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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February 7, 12:19 am
Soundbite: Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten has never denied the fact that her abusive ex-boyfriend, who used to steal and break her beloved instruments, has played a huge role in her music. Read more...
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Courtesy of JAGJAGUWAR
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 6, 12:57 am
Horror, beauty coexist in Polish artist’s “˜Sculpture Undone’
In some ways, the Hammer Museum's newest exhibition looks like the poetic debris of an apocalyptic event. Read more...
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Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
Alina Szapocznikow with her work “Naga (Naked),” in 1961. An exhibition of Szapocznikow’s art, “Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone 1955-1972″ is currently at the Hammer Museum.
Arts, Arts Columns
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February 6, 12:53 am
B-sides: _Sasquatch! Music Festival a worthy counterpart to Coachella_
A few weeks ago, the following five words were the five I heard most often. In order from least to greatest frequency, they are: Coachella, Coachella, Coachella, Coachella and Coachella. Read more...