With the rise of online dating services and phone dating applications, love might be as close as your pants pockets. A 2013 report by the Pew Research Center found that one out of 10 Americans have used an online dating site or dating app, and the proportion has only grown since then. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 14, 2:23 am
New dating apps change the dynamic of digital courtship
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 13, 12:00 am
Sounds of LA: The Interrupters
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 L.A. Read more...
Photo: Ska punk band the Interrupters released their self-titled debut album in August. The group will perform at the Roxy Theatre Saturday. (Courtesy of Hellcat Records)
Arts, Film & TV
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January 12, 11:50 pm
Winter TV Preview
In 2015, every network seems to be going off its hinges with the return of highly acclaimed shows still showing their youth, such as “Broad City” premiering Wednesday. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 12, 11:43 pm
Art Exhibit Review: ‘Francis Upritchard’
A mobile of suspended disc-shaped meteorites gently sways above various forms and figures. Akin to the cosmos that hover above them, these figures, both human and non-human alike, too remain suspended within the passage of time. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Brian Forrest)
Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 12, 5:07 pm
Second Take: ‘Serial’ captivates viewers with engaging storytelling, inconclusive end
“Come on, either you think I did it or you don’t … People come expecting a monster, and when they don’t find that, they come expecting a victim … And the reality of it is, I’m just a normal person.” These are the words of Adnan Syed in the penultimate episode of “Serial,” the highly engrossing podcast series that excavates a first-degree murder case from 1999. Read more...
Photo: “Serial,” a podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, follows the 1999 first-degree murder case of Hae Min Lee throughout its 12 episodes. (Serial)
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 12, 12:15 am
Harry Potter Week brings magic to Hill
Although UCLA is supposedly a Muggle-filled school, a Harry Potter look-alike was seen strolling in front of Café 1919 and taking selfies with students on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Harry Potter Week came to a close at the Yule Ball on Saturday where students showed off their Muggle dance moves, sipped hot cocoa and celebrated Hufflepuff’s (Hedrick’s) victory in the House Cup. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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January 12, 12:10 am
Q&A: Film and Television Archive highlights Cecil B. DeMille’s works
Epic stories of religious and historical significance such as Cleopatra and the Ten Commandments stand the test of time, documented in novels and history books, and flew off the pages and onto the the big screen in the early 20th century under the direction of Cecil B. Read more...
Photo: American director Cecil B. DeMille, who directed films such as the 1934 “Cleopatra,” is being honored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive with a two month-long series of DeMille’s work at the Billy Wilder Theater. (Courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive)