Roxane Gay identifies as a feminist and still listens to rap and mainstream music. Gay said the older she gets, however, the more wiling she is to change the radio station because she does not want to expose her young nieces to music they do not understand. Read more...
Photo: Roxane Gay, author of this year’s common book “Bad Feminist,” spoke at Royce Hall Monday. (Creative Commons photo by Marla Aufmuth/TED via Flickr)
The Bruin Bash audience wanted to be entertained – no less than that was accepted. Students moved chairs out of their way to dance to Madeon. Read more...
Photo: Electronic DJ Madeon energized the crowd at Bruin Bash 2015 and brought audience members dancing to their feet in Pauley Pavilion. (Courtesy of Alvaro Wong)
This post was updated on Sept. 24 at 3:17 a.m. New and returning students lined up to attend Bruin Bash Monday, only to realize that wristbands to gain access to the free concert ran out by around 4 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Thousands waited in line for Bruin Bash 2015. Wristbands to the concert ran out before 6 p.m., despite assurance from Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission that every interested student would be able to attend the event. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Empire of the Sun took over the Hollywood Bowl Sunday, changing it from a concert hall into a psychedelic playground. The band, which has not put out a new song since 2013, started its tour in August and sold out its L.A. Read more...
Photo: Electronic duo Empire of the Sun transformed the Hollywood Bowl into a psychedelic playground Sunday. Frontman Luke Steele, surrounded by dancers wearing elaborate costumes, opened the show with “Sound Scape Intro.” (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Violent mobster James “Whitey” Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang ran the underworld in 1980s-era Boston. Bulger commanded respect and loyalty from his inner circle and punished his enemies with swift, brutal efficiency. Read more...
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Porn star and UCLA alumnus Eric East defies social stigma as a gay Chinese actor making his name in the porn industry. Watch East as he talks about his experiences on and off the camera. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
“Every single day, we’re emotionally and physically putting everything we have into what we’re doing ,” says professional ballerina and fourth year communication studies student Madeline Houk. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto.Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
