Garnering 95 Emmy nominations and 26 wins in its seven seasons, “The West Wing” is an NBC television drama that depicts an era in which the president of the United States is a Catholic Democrat and Twitter does not yet exist. Read more...
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This post was updated Dec. 4 at 5:50 p.m. Nisha Mody is setting books down and instead perusing through the pages of the complex identities of Asian peoples. Read more...
Photo: Nisha Mody, the associate director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region based at UCLA, set out with a goal to amplify Asian voices. Through her new podcast, “MigrAsians,” she explores how the complex and intersectional identities of Asians influence their politics and art. (Courtesy of George Davison)
Portraits of nude bodies pique curiosity in Symphony Esqueda’s paintings, cultivating a platform for women of all bodies and sizes to be seen. The first-year English student said she creates art from a place of overcoming her insecurities and addressing societal standards of the female body. Read more...
Photo: Student artist Symphony Esqueda paints portraits of female bodies that emphasize realistic depictions instead of societal beauty standards through including stretch marks and natural body fat. She said she embraces her Chicana heritage in her art by painting the figures with darker skin tones. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
After presenting its first screening and panel at UCLA about sexual violence awareness in athletics and college communities, the University of California Global Health Institute will be bringing similar discussions to other UC campuses. Read more...
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Makailah Hernandez’s medicine of choice amid a pandemic is beading jewelry. The third-year psychobiology student is an enrolled Navajo Tribal member and founded the Indigenous jewelry brand Graymountain Beads about a year ago. Read more...
Photo: Makailah Hernandez, a third-year psychobiology student, created the Indigenous jewelry company Graymountain Beads about a year ago. She is an enrolled Navajo Tribal member and said she named her business after her great-great-grandmother, Wanda Graymountain, to continue the matriarchal traditions of the tribe. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 7:13 p.m. Ahsoka lives, The Child has a name and Thrawn is back in the series’ latest round of twists and turns. Read more...
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Behind the glitz and glamour of K-pop lies a well-oiled yet punishing industry machine. In the last decade, K-pop has seen a swift ascension to the global stage with the rise of groups like BTS, which earned its first Grammy nomination in a major category on Nov. Read more...
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