This post was updated August 13 at 12:19 p.m. The moral solution of the trolley problem is more difficult when you have to live it over and over. Read more...
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August 11, 10:40 pm
First-generation student’s videos capture honest, guiding glimpse of college life
Binisha Dahal spent her senior year of high school making YouTube videos. The rising second-year anthropology student runs a YouTube channel with over 8,000 subscribers and makes content surrounding college life, including tips on productivity, her daily activities and personal Q&As about UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Rising second-year anthropology student Binisha Dahal runs a YouTube channel through which she aims to depict the reality of the college experience. She provides tips on productivity, her daily activities and personal Q&As about UCLA. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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August 11, 5:39 pm
Theater review: ‘Miss Saigon’ revival fails to convey authentic Vietnamese narratives
For those expecting a moving, historically accurate account of the Vietnam War, “Miss Saigon” did not deliver. Instead, what was received remained the same misconstrued narrative troubling Asian audience members for nearly three decades. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)
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August 4, 11:13 pm
Second Take: Modern films use social commentary to deliver justified, not senseless, violence
These days, murder is a dish best served cold – with a side of social commentary. If you go to theaters now, you will see this thought process in two movies. Read more...
Photo: (Thomas Tran/Daily Bruin)
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August 4, 11:12 pm
Fowler Museum strings together weekend workshops to teach Guatemalan kite-making
Adults and children got hands-on with a high-flying Guatemalan tradition at the Fowler Museum. On Saturday and Sunday, the museum collaborated with the UCLA Latin American Institute to hold the Giant Kites of Guatemala event, which featured two workshops where participants constructed Guatemalan kites. Read more...
Photo: The Giant Kites of Guatemala event taught attendees how to make a Guatemalan five-pointed star kite. These smaller style kites eventually led to larger ones, which can weigh hundreds of pounds and are used in Guatemalan Day of the Dead celebrations. While the Day of the Dead is not until November, the workshop taught attendees about the kite’s traditional origins. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
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August 4, 11:08 pm
Alumna producer revives midcentury New York City for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Mrs. Maisel would not be so marvelous without a 125-person production team behind her. Amazon’s critically acclaimed series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is nominated for 20 Emmys, including for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program, following its second season. Read more...
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July 28, 11:05 pm
Alumni will rewrite traditional LGBTQ narratives in Outfest short films
In 1981, two UCLA students wondered why Los Angeles didn’t have its own LGBTQ film festival like those in San Francisco and New York – so they set out to create their own. Read more...
Photo: “Framing Agnes,” co-directed by Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt, focuses on Agnes, a patient who is considered the first case study of someone to identity as transgender. The short film, to be screened this weekend at Outfest Los Angeles, features prominent trans actors including Angelica Ross and Zachary Drucker.(Courtesy of Aubree Bernier-Clarke)