The booming sound of trumpets and violins burst through the air in the Schoenberg Music Building every Monday and Wednesday night as members of Mariachi de UCLAtlán rehearse for their Día de los Muertos performance. Read more...
Photo: Mariachi de UCLAtlán will perform its Día de los Muertos concert Thursday at the Fowler Museum. The ensemble will play traditional mariachi and music keeping in tone with Día de los Muertos, including “La Llorana.” (Courtesy of Jaw Lee)
After founding their online marketplace Enrou in 2013, two UCLA alumnae are well on their way to further success after winning $400,000 in the Forbes Under 30 Summit last week. Read more...
Photo: Enrou is an online marketplace that facilitates trade. Enrou’s co-founders, alumnae Jessica Willison and Ann Wang, recently were awarded $400,000 from Forbes Under 30 Summit” for their startup company at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of Glen Davis/Forbes Under 30 Summit)
Choosing to watch an older horror flick is a little bit like going trick-or-treating. Sure, there seems to be a mountain of regrettable candy corn and chewy messes to sift through, but every once in a while, like a diamond in the rough, comes the deluxe, king-size chocolate bar of your dreams. Read more...
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In “Interstellar,” Christopher Nolan once again refracts time to create focus on the theme of love. In Nolan’s 2010 critically acclaimed “Inception,” characters live hours to entire lifetimes in dream worlds. Read more...
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The rise of original online programming has revolutionized the way we consume television. But are any of these new shows actually worth watching? Up Next highlights noteworthy original content from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Studios and examines how the flexible online format functions within each show. Read more...
Photo: Netflix’s “Hemlock Grove” has been renewed for a third and final season consisting of 10 episodes. Columnist Savannah Tate argues that the show’s fragmented plot makes it difficult to find a cohesive narrative. (Brooke Palmer/Netflix)
Pumpkins, orange and black colors, and costumes may be the telling signs of Halloween. But there is nothing like hearing the cackles of a witch or the howls of a wolf to set a creepy – and festive – feel of the holiday. Read more...
It is easy to overlook an inconspicuous door to the Broad Arts Center tucked away on the edge of north campus. But not this week, as on a platform, male genitalia painted white greet professors and guests as they enter the New Wight Gallery. Read more...
Photo: Jane Mi, a Design | Media Arts graduate student, calls her piece “Hanaiakamalama,” after the famous constellation. Mi is one of 10 students showing their work in this year’s MFA art exhibition, titled “.CALM,” which will run through Friday in the New Wight Gallery. (Courtesy of Jane Mi)
