This week, Broad Art Center’s Untitled Café will add joysticks and digital games to its menu to create the Untitled Arcade. With the addition of the arcade machines that UCLA Game Lab has installed, students have the opportunity to play video games that fellow undergraduates and graduates have designed in the past year. The UCLA […]
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Unsung Heroes: Black Bolt, Inhumans gain prominence in comics, film with rebranding
Marvel Comics has seen an increase in mainstream popularity with the recent release of several box office hits, such as “The Avengers.” Since its inception in 1939, the comic book company has created thousands of characters. While not all of them may get their due publicity because of a lack of exposure in the silver […]
Trucking Around: Kogi BBQ taco truck offers unique, flavorful choices
Food trucks are a vital part of the L.A. culinary scene, with many accumulating hordes of followers who aggressively pursue them around the city. The sheer magnitude of trucks can make dining choices difficult, but columnist Alisha Kapur has narrowed down 10 to try and review. Join her as she goes across the city, experiencing […]
Spring Lifestyle Preview 2015
Spring quarter may be the time of the year that best represents the postcard UCLA lifestyle. Shorts, tank tops and sun-drenched mischief energize the student body. This springtime rejuvenation presents an opportunity for the UCLA community to explore all the greater L.A. area has to offer, from food to upcoming book and video game releases. […]
Students and staff blend food with literature in annual Edible Book Festival
A television room with a revolving cookie bar and a chocolate river flowing from a bundt cake crafted by English graduate student Alethia Shih brought the dream world of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory” to life in Tuesday’s Edible Book Festival in Powell Library Rotunda. Students and staff were invited to create edible replicas and […]
UCLA alumna showcases original mouthwatering creations on YouTube
On a regular weekday, alumna Izzah Khan sits in front of a computer at her day job in risk management, but cooking, baking and filming for her YouTube channel, “Rookie with a Cookie,” fill her weekends. Khan, who worked at the De Neve Bakery during her fourth year in 2013, recently started the channel, where […]
Bruin grows business of handmade hair care products
When the average hair care product wasn’t able to provide the desired shine and texture in her hair, Marika Straughter made the decision three years ago to take matters into her own hands. After watching several YouTube videos and cross-checking the different ingredients in previous hair care products she’s used in the past, the urban […]