One Christmas, Kassie Leblanc received a small blowtorch from her mother. Leblanc, who has been baking since she was a child, said she cherishes the gift, as it’s perfect for making crème brûlées. “I love baking because you can touch people’s lives that you may never see again and make them happy with what you […]
Author Archives: Rebecca Sarvady
Movie Review: ‘Tomorrowland’
One of the most clever scenes in Disney’s heavily theatrical, big-budget “Tomorrowland” takes place in a bland-looking high school. As the scene jumps from classroom to classroom, teacher after teacher lecture about resource depletion, unending wars and the overall futile fate of humanity. Their laments are laughably pessimistic, but mirror the stories played on the […]
Best friends show off wit, comedic banter in original program
The friendship started with a rejection. Last year, Kim Seltzer, asecond-year computer science student, applied to be on the staff of UCLA’s comedy magazine Satyr. Aliya Kamalova, current editor in chiefof Satyr anda third-year global studies student, interviewed Seltzer and did not accept her to the staff. But Seltzer continued to submit articles to the […]
Q&A: Pixar director sheds light on animation, upcoming movie ‘Inside Out’
Anyone who loves Buzz Lightyear’s signature line, “To Infinity and Beyond!,” can thank Pete Docter, who contributed “and beyond” to the now-iconic phrase. On Wednesday, Docter gave a guest lecture in a UCLA film class about the animation production process, particularly through the lens of his new film “Inside Out.” Docter has worked at Pixar […]
Q&A: Peter Sellars talks new UCLA project, art’s role in US politics
Photographer Richard Ross spoke about his art in front of world arts and cultures/dance professor Peter Sellars’ students two years ago. For Sellars and many others, Ross’ work has sparked a series of conversations about criminal injustice in America. For the past several years, Ross has interviewed and photographed the lives of incarcerated youth in […]
Spring Music Festival Preview 2015
Music festivals can be a perfect remedy for the bored and restless, and California has one just about every weekend this season. Daily Bruin A&E looks at the most notable spring music festivals coming to California this year. From square dancing to yoga to artisan wine, each festival has something that differentiates itself from the […]
Spring 2015 TV preview
With spring comes tax season, spring cleaning and allergies, but thankfully, each spring also brings an influx of TV premieres encompassing new shows and old favorites. The 2015 spring lineup, ranging from history-making reality series to superhero revivals, seems to have a genre that will fit nearly every viewer’s taste. “New Girls on The Block” […]