An 8-year-old boy clutched a disposable camera outside of a house in Coachella Valley. Directing his little sister, dressed in an outfit of his picking, he snapped her photo and, after development, proudly pinned it to her bedroom wall. More than a decade later, fourth-year sociology student Isauro Meza and Shadow Hills High School senior […]
Author Archives: Kelsey Stern
Movie Review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’
Eddie Mannix is a sinner—well, a relapsing smoker. Yes it’s toxic, but he can’t resist just one more drag of nicotine. Who can blame him? He works in the fast-paced film industry of the 1950s, juggling the actors’ peculiarities and the backdoor politics to ensure the smooth-running of Capitol Pictures. Mannix (Josh Brolin) is the […]
Science intersects with art in experimental illustrator’s work
Amisha Gadani has made a career of blending science and art, from creating a dress that inflates like a pufferfish to illustrating birds without beaks Gadani, an independent illustrator who is on the temporary staff for the UCLA Institute of Society and Genetics, will run a drawing workshop that emphasizes how art is a communication […]
Student shares passion for geography through travel photography
On a cold winter night in Fairbanks, Alaska, five UCLA students stood on top of a small hill, awaiting a glimpse of the Northern Lights. Freezing and convinced the lights would not make appearance that night, the students were ready to continue on with their trip when a strong wave came through and lit up […]
Q&A: Pixar animator talks character design, upcoming ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Pixar character developer Matt Nolte discovered his future job in third grade. Gifted with a book on animation for Christmas, Nolte recognized the work of Bill Peet, the artist who illustrated the children’s books he checked out at the library. Nolte became fascinated with the idea of telling stories through animation when he learned that […]
LA Donut Festival hosted vendors to fill attendees with joy, samples
The first annual Los Angeles Donut Festival transformed brunch into a sugary treat Saturday. As attendees of the sold-out event lined up at the Mad Ave Graffiti House in East Hollywood to satisfy their sweet cravings, their lips were glazed with icing and hands were full with samples. All proceeds from the event went towards […]
Book Review: ‘10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.’
Walking in Los Angeles seems to be a lost art. Angelenos and tourists that have flocked to the City of Angels in the past years have traded in their legs for gasoline-guzzling cars that sit on the streets in bumper-to-bumper traffic for several hours each day. With all the time spent in the car and […]