A few years ago, brother and sister Caleb and Georgia Nott, of the New Zealand alternative band BROODS, were living in a town of less than 50,000 people. Read more...
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Arts, Film & TV
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October 14, 4:25 pm
Second Take: ‘Twin Peaks’ makes comeback, 25 years later
Grab a cup of hot, black coffee and a box of small chocolate bunnies because “Twin Peaks” is returning to television. On Oct. 3, creators Mark Frost and David Lynch hinted at the show’s return in a tweet released at 11:30 a.m., the precise minute Special Agent Dale Cooper first arrived in Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer. Read more...
Photo: On Oct. 6, “Twin Peaks” creators Mark Frost and David Lynch officially announced via Twitter the return of the cult classic to Showtime. (ABC)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 14, 12:04 am
LACMA director to speak at Design | Media Arts lecture series
If you’re an artist, you need a day job. That’s what Michael Govan attributed as his entrance into the museum world. The current director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was trained to be an artist and worked in graphic design and architecture for his college museum, the Williams College Museum of Art. Read more...
Photo: Michael Govan, CEO and director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will be the opening lecturer for the 2014-15 Design | Media Arts lecture series Tuesday night. (Courtesy of Catherine Opie)
Arts, Music
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October 14, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘Hungry Ghosts’
Remember that big 64-pack of crayons back in kindergarten? With so many choices in hand, it was always tempting to keep adding color after color and layer after layer of vibrant wax onto the page. Read more...
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October 14, 12:00 am
UCLA alum starts kids’ dance, music company Backseat Beats
In her freshman year of high school, Shadi Amirieh volunteered for a nonprofit organization, the Friendship Circle, where she mentored and guided children with autism. Inspired by her experience, she wanted to start a company so that parents and their kids could enjoy themselves while improving the children’s motor skills and development, the UCLA alumna said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Shadi Amirieh founded Backseat Beats, which is a dance, fitness and music company in Los Angeles geared toward young children and babies. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 13, 3:23 am
Theater Review: ‘En Garde Arts: Basetrack Live’
“En Garde Arts: Basetrack Live” Directed by Seth Bockley Royce Hall 4 Paws A single violin plays as an array of grandiose music builds alongside a montage of videos and images. Read more...
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October 13, 3:19 am
Q&A: Faculty member’s film ‘Bitter Honey’ explores polygamy in Indonesia
With his experience as an anthropologist guiding him through the process, UCLA anthropology assistant adjunct professor Robert Lemelson set out to record seven years in the lives of three polygamous families in present-day Bali, Indonesia in his documentary, “Bitter Honey.” Lemelson said after the regime of the second president of Indonesia, Suharto – which lasted from 1967 to 1998 – fell, the country was shook with a wave of sexual violence, he added. Read more...
Photo: Robert Lemelson, a UCLA anthropology assistant adjunct professor, is the director of the documentary “Bitter Honey,” which follows polygamous relationships in Bali, Indonesia. These relationships involve husbands with many wives and are often plagued by violence and infidelity. (Courtesy of Robert Lemelson)