Aziz Ansari's rise to fame in the comedy world has been nothing short of meteoric. Read more...
Photo: Comedian and “Parks and Recreation” co-star Aziz Ansari is scheduled to perform and speak to students in Ackerman Grand Ballroom tonight. In addition to appearing in the popular TV show, Ansari is set to host the MTV Movie Awards.
Fifty years ago, UCLA became the first university in the United States to have an independent ethnomusicology department. Read more...
An Asian American actor stands before a panel during an audition, plunging into a scene eagerly, before being cut off by the director: "So ... listen, Suk Kim is a foreign exchange student. So can we please see an Asian accent? I don"˜t have much time here." Read more...
For the bands competing at this year's Spring Sing, the definition of a great performance goes well beyond just getting up on stage and playing a song. Read more...
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(Clockwise) Third-year theater student Megan Pfefferkorn of The Trees, Justin Lucas, second-year ethnomusicology student and Eli Shkurkin, second-year philosophy student of the band Blue Wail, singer Kyle Gibson of Girls Are Robots and a third-year English student, and guitarist Nick Papageorge of thatwasthen rehearsed on May 7 for their upcoming performances in Spring Sing. MORGAN GLIER, SCOTT DEE and PARICHA DUANGTAWEESUB/daily bruin
Los Angeles is losing something. Last fall, local officials began an aggressive campaign to rid the Los Angeles River Basin of graffiti, slathering vibrant and animated paintings and tags with sheets of gray paint. Read more...
Photo: One of the works in “Lost Angeles” is by art history student Jacob Patterson. Courtesy of JACOB PATTERSON
In an era of 3-D movie technology and superhero action films, the Festival of New American Musicals strives to showcase one of America's most unique and longstanding traditions. Read more...
Photo: Cheridah Best, Lisa Tharps, Charlene Modeste, Christine Horn, Kim Yarbrough, Julanne Chidi Hill and Kelly M. Jenrette star in the Celebration Theatre’s West Coast premiere of “The Women of Brewster Place.” Courtesy of DAVID ELZER
The late 19th century period piece "Princess Kaiulani" is based on the true story of diplomacy in defense of a nation, and at many times, it comes across as trite. Read more...
