Thirty years ago, buying cannabis was difficult, expensive and illegal. Buying cannabis in 2019 is somewhere between picking up a prescription from a pharmacy and buying beer from a liquor store. Join columnist John Tudhope each week as he visits cannabis companies in Los Angeles and discusses the budding industry. As I reach the end […]
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‘Bodega Run’ reawakens experiences of underprivileged communities in Harlem
Bodegas are being replaced by metropolitan convenience stores. Concerned, Tschabalala Self said she decided to preserve the ethnic identity and heritage of about 12,000 bodegas local to New York in her recent exhibition. “If we don’t keep speaking about these things or making work about these things, they’re going to be forgotten or appropriated or […]
Restaurant review: South Korean dessert shop Sobok disappoints with monotonous flavor, aesthetic
Gummy goodness oozes from a pastel pink swirl. Rivers of saccharine soft serve melt along the edges of a paper cup. Fruity scents permeate the room, and quirky flavors dominate the menu. The creamy confectionery tantalizes onlookers, but its desserts ultimately disappoint. Hailing from South Korea, Sobok is relatively new to Los Angeles. Its Buena […]
Author of UCLA common book discusses experience as border patrol agent
“The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border” was chosen as UCLA’s 2018-2019 common book in July. In months prior, thousands of immigrant children had been separated from their parents at the United States-Mexico border. The campus-wide committee responsible for the selection had no idea that months later, just before the launch of campus […]
Theater company’s ‘Lonely Hearts Club’ show seeks expression on Valentine’s Day
An upcoming Valentine’s Day event on campus will feature three distinct hearts of comedy: improv, sketch and stand-up. Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company’s annual Valentine’s Day comedy show, titled “Lonely Hearts Club,” will take place Thursday in the Kerckhoff Charles E. Young Grand Salon. LCC is scheduled to perform comedy sketches, most of […]
Budding Los Angeles: Cannabis testing facilities expand, ensure high-quality products for consumers
Thirty years ago, buying cannabis was difficult, expensive and illegal. Buying cannabis in 2019 is somewhere between picking up a prescription from a pharmacy and buying beer from a liquor store. Join columnist John Tudhope each week as he visits cannabis companies in Los Angeles and discusses the budding industry. Gone are the days when […]
Lunar New Year festival expands to feature culture of more East Asian nations
Chinese and Japanese communities celebrate the new year on different dates, but participated in Lunar New Year festivities together Sunday night. The Chinese New Year fell on Feb. 5, while the Japanese New Year is celebrated on Jan. 1. During the Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday however, both student cultural groups showcased how they […]