Like most students, Ray Garcia didn’t start teaching himself how to cook until he moved out of his dorm room and into an apartment. Now UCLA alumnus Garcia is the head chef at Broken Spanish, his second restaurant which he opened in June 2015 in downtown Los Angeles. Since discovering a latent passion for food in […]
Author Archives: Kyle Young
Theater professor Sue-Ellen Case leaves mark on feminist, LGBT theory
When Sue-Ellen Case had to decide whether to go to Stanford or UC Berkeley to complete her doctorate in theater, the choice was a no-brainer. At the time, Berkeley was at the forefront of the feminist movement. Case said she was fascinated with the city’s rich history of radical activism, and, although she didn’t find […]
Album Review: ‘Skin’
Harley Streten had a lot of pressure to establish a definitive voice on his latest album in an era when kids are coming up with fake names and producing their own music on their laptops. Streten, an Australian electronic musician and producer known as Flume, became an international phenomenon after the release of his debut […]
Shadow puppetry to depict Persian epic ‘Shahnameh’ at Freud Playhouse
Masked actors wearing elaborate, feathered costumes manipulated puppets behind a large 15-by-30-foot screen, creating dancing shadows and silhouettes that told an ancient story of love and war. Hamid Rahmanian, the director, producer and creator of “Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic,” previewed his show in early 2016 in San Francisco, before touring at the Brooklyn […]
Alum uses past experience to write sci-fi novel addressing bullying
A UFO, flashing brilliant lights of blue and gold, hovers 100 meters above an ambulance. The flying saucer shoots a golden ray of light at the vehicle, and in a flash, the ambulance disappears, along with the nuclear device within it. Michael Burnam, a cardiologist and UCLA alumnus, crafted the climax for his science fiction […]
UCLA music students perform Armenian pieces in Yerevan, lauded by natives
The audience paused for a brief moment before rising to its feet in a standing ovation for the musicians of VEM Quartet and their mezzo-soprano, Danielle Bayne. Just days before, members of the group, none of whom are ethnically Armenian, were feeling the immense pressure of performing Armenian classical music in its native homeland. Bayne, […]
Album Review: ‘Mind of Mine’
When Zayn Malik announced his departure from One Direction last year, he said it was to pursue a quiet life as a normal 22-year-old. Since then, though, he has fought with collaborator Naughty Boy, engaged in his fair share of Twitter feuds with former bandmates and appeared on multiple magazine covers. “Mind of Mine,” Malik’s […]