Footage of a celebrity getting arrested often elicits an exploitative response. Embarrassed and vulnerable, the last thing celebrities want are more eyes privy to the scene. Shailene Woodley, however, used her arrest as a call to action. “I hope you’re watching, mainstream media,” she said on camera, as police officers decked out in tactical gear […]
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Fashion Friday Fall Week 7
Autumn in Los Angeles is wrapping up. The temperatures still reach mid-day summer highs, but colder nights call for jackets and long sleeves. UCLA students show off their fall style and personal accessories, from colorful hairstyles to individualized shoe choices. [gmedia id=100]
Bar Necessities: Blind Barber
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 […]
Alum transforms Top Leaf into L Kitchen with artistic, flavorful food
Mia Lin Pan didn’t know how to cook before she came to America. About four years after leaving China to attend UCLA, she opened her first restaurant, L Kitchen, which will have its grand opening in Westwood on Wednesday. Pan said her passion for learning how to cook came from a nostalgia for the flavors […]
Student’s eyebrow business plucks away stigma of male grooming habits
Hana Fae Pareja laid out her eyebrow threading equipment on her Dykstra dorm desk, preparing to test her skills on her first client – a male floormate. When her customers come over, Pareja, a second-year mathematics for teaching student, turns her classic-residence-hall desk into a threading station. Customers sit on her desk chair, plug their […]
Second Take: Remasters of popular video games are not worth the money
Dressed like a giant flying rodent, I prowled dark alleyways, dishing out punishment to Gotham’s criminal underbelly. I changed the video game disc and became a magical sword-wielding Nord, slaying dragons with ease. Warner Bros. released “Batman: Return to Arkham” and Bethesda released “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition” in October, adding two more […]
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 […]