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November 2, 9:46 pm

Alumna shines in Tony Award nominee ‘Bright Star’

Kelly Baker was too afraid to sing “Happy Birthday” to casting directors in elementary school. But now, she sings with the cast of a Tony Award-nominated musical. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Kelly Baker recently landed a role in the Tony Award-winning musical, “Bright Star.” In the production, Baker is a swing – a person who is trained to cover multiple ensemble roles. “Bright Star,” written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, will run at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA until Nov. 19. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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November 2, 9:42 pm

Movie review: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

“Thor: Ragnarok” is a thunderous film that sparks life into the Norse god’s tired trilogy. The last time audiences saw the god of thunder was in the disjointed “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and his previous stand-alone film, “Thor: The Dark World,” which felt humdrum and anticlimactic. Read more...

Photo: (Marvel Studios)

Arts, Lifestyle

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November 2, 12:06 am

Cubing Club at UCLA puzzles over Rubik’s Cubes, builds cuber community

Allison Yoon picked up her Rubik’s Cube whenever her hands were free during her winter break of her second year. But by the end of her break, Yoon, a third-year psychobiology student and co-founder of the Cubing Club at UCLA, said she had become obsessed with setting new personal records on her 3-by-3 Rubik’s Cube – spending all of her free time trying new techniques and watching videos from other avid cubers online. Read more...

Photo: Third-year psychobiology student Allison Yoon co-founded the Cubing Club at UCLA which meets to solve different types of Rubik’s cubes as quickly as possible and under challenging conditions such as being blindfolded. Yoon said it was important for her to establish a UCLA club for other fellow cubing enthusiasts, which has around 10 to 20 members. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)

Theater & Fine Arts

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November 1, 10:34 pm

Alumnus explores multiverse theory through kinetic art piece

Seph Li’s multimedia-based art piece “Cosmos” uses reflective mirrors and physics theories to reveal the mysteries of our universe – or universes. Li, a design media arts alumnus, will display “Cosmos” at the Shanghai Art Fair, which opens Thursday and runs through Sunday at the Shanghai World EXPO & Convention Center. Read more...

Photo: Design media arts alumnus Seph Li’s work “Cosmos” features reflective surfaces as a means to merge multiverse theory with art theory. The artwork is on display at the Shanghai Art Fair.(Courtesy of Seph Li)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 1, 10:21 pm

UCLA theater company musicals blossom with botanical garden as stage

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden will serve as a backdrop for more than just plants and flowers this weekend. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it will become the set for the Dually Noted Theatre Company’s fall production. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year theater student Davia Schendel wrote “Beatniks,” one of the two plays that will be staged Friday through Sunday as a part of Dually Noted Theatre Company’s fall production. “Beatniks”commemorates the female poets of the Beat Generation, a counterculture literary movement of writers and poets that emerged post-World War II. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Lifestyle

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October 31, 11:25 pm

Restaurant review: Back on the Beach Cafe

My ideal Sunday consists of good food and time spent by the ocean. Back on the Beach Cafe knocked out both criteria in one visit. Tucked into a corner of the Pacific Coast Highway at Santa Monica State Beach, Back on the Beach Cafe serves up a selective but delicious menu of Euro-American cuisine. Read more...

Photo: The grilled salmon burger comes on a whole-wheat bun. The smooth avocado spread and cucumber slices lent the burger a light freshness. (Raunak Devjani/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 31, 11:22 pm

UCLA Theater chair directs multigenerational one-woman show

Michelle Azar plays her own mother, father and grandfather in her latest one-woman show. “From Baghdad to Brooklyn” will make its New York debut Saturday at the United Solo Festival and follow Azar’s family heritage from mid-20th century Iraq to present-day New York and Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Michelle Azar plays four characters including herself in her latest one-woman show, “From Baghdad to Brooklyn.” The show, which is directed by Brian Kite, the chair of UCLA’s theater department, features Azar’s family’s stories, which she acts out with musical accompaniment. (Courtesy of Majorie Salvaterra)


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