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Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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November 26, 8:45 pm

Restaurant review: Ministry of Coffee

Students can cram for exams in style at a new Australian coffee shop on Glendon Avenue. Nestled in between Trader Joe’s and Jersey Mike’s, Ministry of Coffee offers artisanal drinks and satisfying foods to the UCLA community. Read more...

Photo: Ministry of Coffee opened last week on Glendon Avenue in between Trader Joe’s and Jersey Mike’s. The chic, minimalist atmosphere makes it a great study spot for students looking for a place to catch up on school work. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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November 26, 8:44 pm

Alumnus helps direct play that aims to normalize transgender identity

Shen Heckel didn’t get the lead in “Rotterdam,” but the opportunity to work on a play about transgender identity made him determined to join the production. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Shen Heckel helped direct the play “Rotterdam,” which is about two women in a relationship who must redefine their relationship when one of them comes out as transgender. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Music

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November 25, 4:00 pm

Album Review: ‘Utopia’

Björk is back and weirder than ever with her latest release, “Utopia.” The Icelandic singer-songwriter’s first major release of new music since 2015’s “Vulnicura” combines a rustic aesthetic with a more modern, electronic element to create a complex yet overall harmonious album. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of One Little Indian Records)

Arts, Lifestyle

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November 21, 10:18 pm

Review: Holiday light show transforms Descanso Gardens this season

The mystical garden exhibits and entrancing laser shows of “Enchanted: Forest of Light” carve out a new holiday-experience niche for itself. Without relying on kitschy plastic Santas or red-and-green lights, the event transforms a humble botanical garden into a spectacular holiday-oriented light show experience, open from Nov. Read more...

Photo: “Enchanted: Forest of Light,” a holiday-oriented light show experience is running at Descanso Gardens from Nov. 19 to Jan. 7. The gift store by the entrance sets a holiday mood for the hordes of guests trickling into the garden with shop workers dressed in light-up festive garb and a little nursery filled with hanging lights and light-up reindeer in the backdrop. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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November 21, 9:57 pm

Movie review: ‘Coco’

  Death comes to life and life comes to death in Pixar’s latest animated film “Coco.” After a subpar “Cars 3” release, Pixar returned to its former glory with “Coco,” a film featuring exceptional animation, complex characters and hard-hitting themes about love, loss and legacy. Read more...

Photo: (courtesy of Disney•Pixar)

Arts, Film & TV

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November 21, 9:57 pm

Q&A: Alumnus describes working on “Coco,” seeing self represented on film

Jesus Martinez knew instantly that he wanted to work on “Coco” – it was one of the first times he saw a character on the big screen who looked like him when he was a kid. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Jesus Martinez worked as the layout and animation manager on the film “Coco.” Drawing on his knowledge of Mexican culture, Martinez shared with his crew details and materials such as videos that would increase the cultural authenticity of the film. (Photo courtesy of Debby Coleman, illustration by Amy Fang/Daily Bruin illustrator)


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