Ben Ellerbrock had the choice between either cooking or acting class in high school. When the speech and debate team was full, he arrived at theater his freshman year only after his counselor told him that cooking would not fit in with his class schedule. Though brought about by accident, Ellerbrock’s decision to act paved […]
Author Archives: Ashley Vu
Roaring Nights at the Los Angeles Zoo brings back ’80s music, style
Hoards of zebra print leggings and crimped curls teased to lions’ mane proportions roamed rampant outside the lined gates of the Los Angeles Zoo. But rather than a scene of a mass animal outbreak, the commotion belonged only to ’80s-clad zoo-goers queued up Friday for the zoo’s final event of its annual summer music series: […]
Q&A: Matt and Kim vocalist on band’s ‘immature sound,’ balancing work, romance
In 2004, Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino emerged from Brooklyn, New York, as Matt and Kim, an indie dance rock duo they formed after a few months of dating. Now, they split their time between making new albums and making time for love. Comprised of Johnson as the lead vocalist and keyboardist and Kim Schifino […]
Student develops mobile app to connect visitors to Sculpture Garden
UCLA Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy saw in 1967 the completion of 31 sculptures planted in UCLA’s North Campus. Forty-eight years later, along with its installations, the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden remains, but as a spot teeming with movement of dancers rehearsing or students reading between class. Inspired by the vibrant interaction between visitors and […]
Q&A: GEMS CEO Rachel Lloyd discusses documentary ‘Very Young Girls’
When she was 19 years old, Rachel Lloyd finally escaped the life in which she had grown up – commercial sexual exploitation. Four years later, as a survivor, Lloyd founded Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) in New York in 1998 in order to help and empower girls and young women like herself who’d been […]
Q&A: UCLA alum, industry professional gives sketch of costume design panel
Deborah Landis’ decision to move to UCLA from New York City stemmed from her dream to be part of Hollywood. A self-proclaimed costume designer at birth, Landis said she has always understood that the key difference between costume design and fashion design is the element of make-believe and fantasy – to breathe life into characters. […]
Post-holiday season prompts regifting, repurposing unwanted presents
‘Twas the season to be jolly. But now, as the last of the fa la la’s echo 2014 out the door, one may find him or herself left with an old copy of Charles Dickens from a best friend’s annual white elephant gift exchange or a frumpy, oversized sweater from Grandma that hasn’t made any […]