“Migration” explores the personal identities and transformations of each featured artist through modern media and technology. The undergraduate art exhibit, running at the New Wight Gallery through Jan. Read more...
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January 21, 11:32 pm
Alum’s work on animated series ‘Star Wars Resistance’ brings consistency to canon
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By Drake Gardner
The Resistance and the First Order continue to clash in “Star Wars Resistance.” The computer-generated animated series, which directly precedes “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will air its series finale on Disney XD on Jan.
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January 21, 11:40 pm
Restaurant review: Sip Matcha’s rebranding as Junbi brings comfort, options to Westwood
Sip Matcha’s loss became Westwood’s gain. When the bubble tea store Sip Matcha looked to expand, they said they were unable to copyright their name, so they set out to rebrand their company as “Junbi.” The reinvented bubble tea shop reopened Jan. Read more...
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January 20, 9:39 pm
Alumna author imbues fiction with scientific rigor, feminist principles
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 7:08 p.m. Catherine Asaro said she needs to mentally restrain herself from putting mathematical functions in her novels. The alumna, who often joins science and feminism in her work, is best known for exploring an intergalactic empire at war in her series, “Saga of the Skolian Empire.” However, she said she didn’t originally intend to write hard science fiction. Read more...
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January 20, 9:35 pm
Love spells trouble for queer characters in student film about love’s trials
The title of UCLA Delta Kappa Alpha’s short film is taken to heart through a bewitching spell. Filmed in a Westwood apartment in January, “Love Hurts” follows roommates Will and Ben as they enchant a fraternity brother, Josh, using an ancient spell book, Dean Tsalickis, writer and fourth-year sociology student, said. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 18, 4:00 pm
Album review: Halsey takes listeners on her emotional, self-reflective journey in ‘Manic’
This post was updated Jan. 20 at 9:45 p.m. The third album may be the charm for Halsey. The singer’s most recent release, “Manic,” may seem to match its name on the surface, but it instead finally reveals her raw reflections as a person, not just a persona. Read more...
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January 16, 10:00 pm
Movie review: It’s not just the boys who are bad, the movie is too
Warning: spoilers ahead They ride together, they die together – and, unfortunately, the Bad Boys made their worst movie yet together. The much-anticipated conclusion to the “Bad Boys” trilogy, “Bad Boys for Life,” brings veteran actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back on screen together Friday as Detective Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Detective Marcus Burnett (Lawrence). Read more...
