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. Eggs are one of the easiest […]
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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 […]
Coastalong music festival preserves sustainable roots after name change
Trying to plan a sustainable music festival at UCLA is not all good vibes and zen. On top of the stress of planning the annual festival Ecochella, organizers had to come up with a new name for the festival due to copyright issues with the Coachella-esque title. On Saturday, the UCLA organization E3: Ecology, Economy, […]
Tea Tunes: Lorelei Carlson voices personal experience of femininity in music
A teenage boy once told Lorelei Carlson that her music was too girly. At that moment, young Carlson had an epiphany: Although many women listen to male artists, a lot of men don’t listen to female vocalists. She became self-conscious about any “girliness” in her writing, discarding topics she considered to be overtly feminine, such […]
Cents of Style: Nonprofit Stray Cat Thrift offers feline finds among vintage gems
Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Each week, columnist Linda Xu explores different secondhand shops in Los Angeles and discusses her thrifty outfits. Stray Cat Thrift practically […]
The Daily Bruin’s 2017 Stagecoach Guide
The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, transforms each year into a country lover’s dream. Stagecoach Festival, Southern California’s country music festival, will take place this weekend. The three-day event can be overwhelming, but the Daily Bruin’s Samantha Suman provides a guide of artists to see and things to do before putting on your cowboy […]
Collecting Creatives: Film student Daniel Apodaca finds collaboration key to visual storytelling
Daniel Apodaca’s first brush with filmmaking involved filming his friends jumping over tennis nets and gliding down handrails on their skateboards. Growing up as a teenager in East Los Angeles, the third-year film student watched online tutorials to learn how to shoot and edit his skate videos. He later worked as a cameraman and visual […]