Two blocks from Rodeo Drive, a Beverly Hills street is home to palm trees and a white building with large glass arches. Beyond one arch lies Harajuku Crepe, a Japanese-style creperie that boasts mostly organic crepes to go.
Author Archives: Lindsay Weinberg
arTistic Attention: TA Alessandra Amin meshes passions of art, teaching into her lessons
It’s easy to become disenchanted by weekly discussions, typically made mandatory by participation grades. But here in A&E;, we want to help UCLA students realize that teaching assistants are not only students themselves. Outside the classroom, they are also people with backgrounds ranging from musical festival ring leaders to comic strip satirists. With the new […]
Urban Confections: Randy’s Donuts creates an iconic and delectable treat
Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Follow columnist Lindsay Weinberg around Los Angeles as she samples local confections […]
Urban Confections: Macarons create Parisian oasis in downtown LA
Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Follow columnist Lindsay Weinberg around Los Angeles as she samples local confections […]
UCLA students react to controversy surrounding film ‘The Interview’
This post was updated at 12:10 a.m. on Dec. 22. UCLA students are some of the only people in the world that have ever seen the controversial film “The Interview” on the big screen. A comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, “The Interview” revolves around two creators of a celebrity gossip television show, Dave […]
UCLA, USC students unite to hold Crosstown Caroling concert
The day after the UCLA-USC football game, Bruin choral singers filled Schoenberg Hall with a victorious eight-clap and enthusiastically chanted “We are the Champions” to their Trojan counterparts. This scene unfolded during a rehearsal for Rivals in Harmony, a choral group comprised of students from UCLA and USC, said Rebecca Wade, a second-year anthropology student […]
Los Angeles Youth Orchestra to perform at Schoenberg Hall on Sunday
Russell Steinberg said he felt like an outsider growing up in Los Angeles. While his friends were involved in the frenzy of popular culture, he alone preferred to find joy in classical music. Today, the former UCLA music assistant professor and alumnus is the artistic director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra. “I really liked […]