A cinematographer discreetly started filming as a child actor fiddled with a solar system mobile on the set of “The Spaceman.” The short film that carried second-year undeclared student Aman Adlakha, fourth-year English student Harit Muttreja and second-year communication studies student Will Greenberg to the 2017 Cannes Film Festival in May contains no dialogue. Instead, […]
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UCLA students create, produce innovative electronic music for YouTube
Will Hammer doesn’t like to describe his music – he prefers to have listeners draw their own conclusions about the music’s sound, as he draws inspiration from an assortment of different genres and sounds. “I’m just trying to make as much music as I can because that’s really what I enjoy doing,” he said. […]
Boulevard Bites: Double Take impresses with Hollywood aesthetic and generous portions
Take a look, or two, because there’s a lot to see at the Double Take restaurant. Situated at the bottom of Hotel Palomar, one of Westwood’s boutique hotels, the newly established American eatery is a great place to network with business executives while waiting for the 405 traffic to die down or to grab dinner […]
JazzReggae Festival features powerful performers, brightens up Sunset Rec
The smell of barbecue ribs and the sound of reggae pop remixes wafted through the air Monday at UCLA’s JazzReggae Festival. Concertgoers filed through the gates of the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, sporting multicolored tinted glasses, crop tops and brightly patterned flannels. This year marked the 31st Annual JazzReggae Festival hosted by the Cultural Affairs […]
A Taste for Adventure: Alligator meat’s simple flavor not worth its price tag
Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Each week, columnist Matthew Fernandez will plunge into LA’s culinary scene and try food he’s never eaten before. I did a report on alligators […]
The Courage to be Me club empowers students to conquer self-doubts
Brook Li began making YouTube videos about courage and confidence by telling personal stories such as learning to surfboard on her 21st birthday. After others told her that her videos resonated with them, the fifth-year sociology student said she was inspired to take her knowledge off the internet and into the real world by creating […]
Tea Tunes: Love of metal genre plays into Justin Loera’s original music
Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lie a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. When I […]