Warning: spoilers ahead. Mother Earth wants child support – literally. In the latest episode of “Rick and Morty,” Rick sidetracks a family camping trip to visit his baby mama Gaia, a planet he has impregnated with innumerable, half-rock hominids. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 22, 4:07 pm
Student’s fundraising efforts can be chalked up to passion for sidewalk art
Second-year economics student Elisa Bass is taking chalk drawing to the next level, and it’s all for a good cause. Bass said she recently started a business selling her commissions to raise funds for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
By Janice Yun
Elisa Bass is taking a popular quarantine activity to the next level with her artistic skills – all for a good cause. The second-year economics student recently started a chalk drawing business to raise funds for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 22, 5:06 pm
Movie review: Difficult-to-follow narrative redeemed by well-executed comedy in ‘The Lovebirds’
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are two of the brightest stars in modern comedy – pairing them together is an obvious winning combo. The two play the beleaguered couple Leilani and Jibran in “The Lovebirds,” the first film to be released on Netflix after its theatrical premiere was canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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May 22, 4:42 pm
Album review: The 1975’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ jumps among genres, yet remains cohesive
The 1975 has never been known for playing by the rules. Continuing to follow the trend of pushing the limits, its fourth studio record “Notes On A Conditional Form” walks the line between sonic originality and the classic UK garage rock the group has been known for since its 2013 debut. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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May 21, 5:05 pm
LA film festival showcases beginnings, growth of Asian American cinema with ‘Lumpia’
“Lumpia” is more than a spring roll in the Asian American community. The homemade, low-budget 2003 film tells a story about inner group prejudice, in which a gang of Filipino Americans picks on Filipino high school immigrants. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 21, 1:22 pm
Alumnus to create technological retelling of Middle Eastern, South Asian stories
For Osman Khan, flying carpets are no longer a figment of the imagination. The alumnus and current director of the University of Michigan’s Master of Fine Arts program received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of study of fine arts this year. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 20, 1:44 pm
Second Take: Late-night shows continue cultivating comedy, creativity with at-home formats
Late-night hosts are in quarantine just like their audiences – but “pre-recorded from home, it’s ‘Saturday Night’” just doesn’t have that same ring to it. With social distancing measures forbidding large gatherings, studio audiences quickly diminished down to only the shows’ staff members or no audience at all. Read more...
