When she was 19 years old, Rachel Lloyd finally escaped the life in which she had grown up – commercial sexual exploitation. Four years later, as a survivor, Lloyd founded Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) in New York in 1998 in order to help and empower girls and young women like herself who’d been domestically trafficked and commercially sexually exploited. Read more...
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March 4, 2:05 pm
Q&A: GEMS CEO Rachel Lloyd discusses documentary ‘Very Young Girls’
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 4, 1:41 am
Balloon & Panel: Colors in comics establish themes, alter perception
Comic books are everywhere – Marvel and DC Comics are mining decades of story lines for a huge slate of movies and television shows. But comics are more than a source to be mined for superhero blockbusters. Read more...
Photo: Mike Mignola’s comic “Hellboy,” which tells the story of a half-demon secret agent, was colored by Dave Stewart, who uses shadows to cover the page with rich, deep black colors. (Courtesy of Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 4, 1:38 am
Art Exhibit Review: ‘Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989’
“Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989” Charles Gaines UCLA Hammer Museum 4.0 paws From a distance, mounted frames appear to contain simple sketches of walnut trees. However, upon closer inspection, the shapes of the limbs and branches reveal themselves to be comprised of tiny hand-written numbers filling the blocks of a grid. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Brian Forrest)
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March 4, 1:37 am
Q&A: Porn star James Deen talks industry, UCLA Porn Panel
James Deen first knew he wanted to be an adult entertainer when he was 6 years old and accidentally discovered an old porn magazine. When he was 18, he entered the adult film industry and has since appeared in thousands of scenes. Read more...
Photo: Adult film star James Deen will speak in a panel held by the USAC Campus Events Commission and Student Wellness Commission Wednesday. (jamesdeen.com)
Arts, Music
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March 4, 1:33 am
Guitar professor presents concert with graphic novel elements
From a dark stage, vibrant collages fill the auditorium as acoustic music wafts through the air, accompanied by a haunting tale of exploration, interchange and evolution. Read more...
Photo: Adjuct assistant guitar professor Peter Yates will perform a new, live version of his oratorio “The Egg and the Seed” featuring live music and projected images at the Jan Popper Theater Thursday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 3, 1:12 am
Graduate student exhibits virtual reality project ‘Isla Lacerta’
In the world of “Isla Lacerta,” lizards can data mine and explorers can journey through caves. Design | Media Arts graduate student Theo Triantafyllidis’ solo exhibition, “Isla Lacerta” will be on display Tuesday and Wednesday in the Experimental Digital Arts room of Broad Art Center. Read more...
Photo: Theo Triantafyllidis, a Design | Media Arts graduate student, will conduct his first solo exhibition, which incorporates artwork and virtual reality. The artwork features the virtual world of Isla Lacerate, inspired by conspiracy theories, dinosaur archeology and virtual exhibitions. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)
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March 3, 1:07 am
Sounds of LA: Kid Cadaver
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: Pop-rock band Kid Cadaver shows that pop music doesn’t need to be a revelatory or innovative piece of art to be enjoyable to listen to. Kid Cadaver will perform at The Satellite March 9. (Courtesy of Caleb White)