Thursday, February 26


Feminist fashion collection finds alternate meanings in everyday objects

Natalie Kirsten walked across campus carrying a broken white lamp cover she had stolen from one of UCLA’s numerous streetlights. Kirsten, a third-year sociology student, has been collecting random objects since December to include in her dress collection called “The Procession of Simulacra” for the Fashion and Student Trends fashion show Friday. Read more...

Photo: Third-year sociology student Natalie Kirsten made a skirt from recycled placemats, covered with found photos she bought from a flea market. The accompanying bustier was fashioned from a shower curtain and magazine clippings. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)



Songs & Stories: Laura Savage

Laura Savage, a third-year Sociology major and Theater minor performs her song “Hometown”, sharing the process behind writing the song. Savage will be performing as a soloist in 2016’s Spring Sing. Read more...


Love | Hate: Is the all-female ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ a stepping stone or unoriginal remake?

“Ocean’s” films has always boasted an A-list cast. In the 1960 film, Frank Sinatra, as Danny Ocean, led his squad of Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr,. Read more...

Photo: The 2001 remake of “Ocean’s Eleven” featured George Clooney as Danny Ocean (far left), Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan (middle left), Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell (middle right) and Elliot Gould as Reuben Tishkoff (far right). (Courtesy of Pixar Animation Studios)


UCLA student-curated art show explores stereotypes of the Black body

The pieces were set and the theme decided, but Hanna Girma still couldn’t think of a name for her debut art show. The fourth-year world arts and cultures student had worked with eight artists, some of whom were acquaintances of her professors and some her personal friends. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year world arts and cultures student Hanna Girma curated a show with pieces from Black female artists. The show explored the Black female body, comparing it to the wax in a lost-wax bronze casting, and how its objectification, compared to the bronze, continues to perpetuate in modern society. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)


Movie Review: ‘Money Monster’

A seemingly deranged, working class man holds his finger on a release trigger, contemplating whether or not to blow up Wall Street – or at least its symbol. Read more...

Photo: Julia Roberts plays Patty Fenn and George Clooney plays Lee Gates in TriStar Pictures’ “Money Monster”. (Courtesy of Smokehouse Pictures)