It’s autumn, and Frank Ocean’s album is still nowhere to be found. The album is rumored to drop before the end of 2015, possibly in the fall. Read more...
Photo: (Dualtone Records and Columbia Records. Courtesy of Dana Beveredge. Creative Common photos by Christopher Macsurak via Wikipedia, Christopher Dube via Flickr and Yahoo! via Flickr)
Thirty years ago, El Salvador native Mauricio Meldrano opened Fama Hair Salon on Gayley Avenue, which is still open for business today. Just last month, Meldrano and his family opened Dina’s Cafe on the same street in honor of his late wife, Dina, who died five years ago. Read more...
Photo: El Salvador native Mauricio Meldrano opened Dina’s Cafe last month with his family. The cafe serves authentic Salvadoran dishes including “pan con chumpe,” a traditional turkey sandwich. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Thaddeus meets Amy along the banks of the muddy Mississippi River, under magnolia trees draped with Spanish moss. At first he is afraid of her. He knows the consequences of playing together, but she convinces him: She wants to catch frogs and so does he. Read more...
Photo: Written by UCLA alumna Carole Eglash-Kosoff, the play “When Stars Align” centers around a romance between Thaddeus, a black slave, and Amy, a white girl brought up in high society. (Odyssey Theatre)
Seven students painted huge, white display boxes in the courtyard of Perloff Hall while several more hooked up large TV panels to white walls inside. With so much to prepare before the exhibition, architecture graduate student Jorel Sanchez Soto held a can of Lysol in his hand as he scrubbed away at windows to let light shine into the gallery. Read more...
Photo: Architecture graduate student Anna Kudashkina is one of 56 graduate students whose work will be displayed at Perloff Gallery starting Friday. The exhibition will present the projects of students from SUPRASTUDIO, a yearlong graduate program in architecture. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The arts and entertainment world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
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This post was updated on Sept. 25 at 12:48 p.m. Professor Brian Kite was named chair of the department of theater within UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television Monday. Read more...
Photo: After teaching at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television for 10 years, Professor Brian Kite was named the chair of the theater department(Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Have plans to explore Los Angeles? Daily Bruin Arts & Entertainment discusses the pros and cons of modes of transportation. Read more...
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