Cut. Awkward, rephrase. When I first saw these bolded words plastered all over the draft of my first ever Daily Bruin story, my heart sank. I had worked on that story for hours, poring over every minute detail, fleshing it out with fanciful language. I saw myself as a dancer pirouetting across a stage, a […]
Author Archives: William Thorne
How to make friends at UCLA: a foolproof step-by-step guide
I’d already made my bed and unpacked my clothes. My parents had left campus and were on their way home, leaving me sitting alone at my desk. I admired the dorm around me and was pleased with how smoothly move-in had gone. Five minutes later, I frowned. What now? Zero week is an awkward time […]
TV review: ‘House of Cards’
Warning: This post contains plot spoilers of previous seasons of “House of Cards.” Nobody hates to lose more than Frank and Claire Underwood. For four seasons of “House of Cards,” the Underwoods have bribed, threatened, manipulated and even murdered their way to power. In the rat race of American politics, they are the […]
Movie review: ‘The Circle’
“The Circle” imagines a world in which internet stardom is just a daily vlog away, and giant tech companies battle governments over privacy issues. Sound familiar? The latest offering from up-and-coming indie director James Ponsoldt, aims to be both a reflection on documenting one’s life online in the modern world of surveillance, as well as […]
Movie review: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is the best J.K. Rowling creation since “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” For the most part the film matches, if not betters, the best wizarding world installments, and Rowling succeeds in bringing the wonder back to her world that was so desperately lacking in the brooding […]
Bar Necessities: Mom’s Bar
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: Bodega Wine Bar
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 […]