The myth goes that once a movie star starts doing television, she’s no longer in her prime. HBO’s “Big Little Lies” shows that may not necessarily be true. “Big Little Lies,” which premiered Feb. 19 with new episodes on Sundays, follows A-list, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated actresses Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and […]
Author Archives: Erin Nyren
Album Review: ‘After the Party’
It’s a bit difficult to relate precisely to the nostalgia-soaked depiction of middle age that The Menzingers presents on its latest album “After the Party” as a 20-something – after all, the party of my twenties hasn’t ended yet. But the Pennsylvania-based band is adept enough at pairing sing-along-able lyrics with driving guitar rhythms to […]
Bar necessities: Butcher’s Dog
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Over the next 10 weeks, they explain which have the […]
Bar Necessities: Blind Barber
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Over the next 10 weeks, they explain which have the […]
Bar necessities: Bigfoot West
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Over the next 10 weeks, they explain which have the […]
The Quad: A look inside Gene Block’s office hour
Chancellor Gene Block’s mythical office hour is widely accepted as real despite the relatively little evidence to actually support its existence. Intrigued by this absence of proof, the Daily Bruin took a trip to the Chancellor’s office last week to see what exactly transpires at the office hour. I expected most of the students at […]
UCLA students’ love of Taylor Swift goes back years
Alex Blake knows students don’t have to love country to love Taylor Swift. At his small private middle school, 2016 alumnus Blake rode the bus home with the other kids. Even though they all hated most of the country songs on the radio, when Swift’s “Our Song” came on, the students on the bus screamed […]