Tuesday, February 24

Arts

Arts, Music

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February 6, 11:00 pm

Alum Nathan Kersey-Wilson composes life of activism through music

Nathan Kersey-Wilson and his roommates hosted open mic concerts from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. from the second floor of their apartment “Treehouse” in 2013. On Strathmore Drive, students and bands performed using a variety of instruments, including Middle Eastern ouds, Persian hand drums and classical violins as crowds danced into the night. Read more...

Photo: Ethnomusicology alumnus Nathan Kersey-Wilson plays saxophone, piano, flute, bass and guitar. His collaborators described him as having a carefree attitude in life, whether it’s performing in a pirate outfit or climbing trees before gigs. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

Arts, Film & TV

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February 6, 8:59 pm

Theater alum helps cast, produce dystopian play ‘Future Sex, Inc.’

Misha Riley listened to theatrical pop and hip-hop numbers emanating from the 99-seat theater. He was sifting through tech rehearsal schedules and publicity statements before opening night. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Misha Riley was an assistant producer of the production “Future Sex, Inc.,” a hip-hop musical about a monopolistic company during a sex prohibition era. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Lifestyle

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February 5, 9:37 pm

Student duo shares original comedy sketches on YouTube channel

A talking omelet is the last thing one might expect to find in a video titled “Phone Sex” with glossy red lips as the thumbnail. In the video, which has been viewed about 35,000 times, two girls running a phone sex business shock their customer when they imagine themselves as an omelet and falafel as part of the role play. Read more...

Photo: Students Sydney Heller (left) and Olivia DeLaurentis (right) run their “Barely Legal Comedy” Youtube channel in addition to their studies at UCLA. In their popular video “Phone Sex,” the duo portrays imaginative phone sex operators. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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February 5, 8:23 pm

Grad student melds Arab, Hollywood culture through filmmaking

Hanadi Elyan works in Melnitz Hall on an original short film, but about 8,400 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, filmmakers hired by her roll out film projects for her clients. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Hanadi Elyan (left) and her husband Nathan Bennett (right) run the film production company Reel Arab Productions out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though they are currently living Los Angeles while Elyan finishes film school at UCLA. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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February 5, 1:52 pm

TV review: ‘Santa Clarita Diet’

I grew up in the suburb of Santa Clarita, California. It’s a quiet town that’s a safe place to raise a family. The only things to do for fun are to hang out at the mall or go to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the billionth time. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Saeed Adyani via Netflix)

Arts, Music

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February 4, 1:47 pm

Album Review: ‘After the Party’

It’s a bit difficult to relate precisely to the nostalgia-soaked depiction of middle age that The Menzingers presents on its latest album “After the Party” as a 20-something – after all, the party of my twenties hasn’t ended yet. Read more...

Photo: Pennsylvania-based punk rock band The Menzingers released its fifth studio album “After the Party” on Friday. (Epitaph Records)

Arts, Music

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February 3, 4:20 pm

UCLA appoints Judith Smith as Herb Alpert School of Music’s first dean

UCLA officials appointed a founding dean for the Herb Alpert School of Music on Friday, ending the national search for the leader of the first autonomous music school in the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Judith Smith, interim dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music since January 2016, was named the dean of the school on Friday. UCLA’s music school is the first autonomous music school in the University of California, and Smith will be its first dean as of March 1. (UCLA Newsroom)


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