Sand clogs up everything; it’s gritty and coarse. “Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak” might just be the sandiest game ever. It’s a distant prequel to the decade-old “Homeworld” and “Homeworld 2,” and transplants the series from space to the vast expanse of the desert. Players control a huge land-carrier and an attendant army of dune buggies, […]
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Q&A: UCLA’s Tom Nunan talks Academy Award nominee ‘Son of Saul’
In the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz, where there is hope for neither survival nor redemption, a Sonderkommando becomes obsessed with giving one boy a proper burial. The Sonderkommando, a prisoner who helps Nazis by working in the gas chambers, suspects the boy is his son, and will endure any danger to salvage a speck of […]
Trailer Talk: ‘Green Room’
Movie trailers are like free samples at Costco: The good ones excite you and leave you wanting more, while the bad ones make you cringe. Each week, A&E columnist Matthew Fernandez will dissect movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. The woods have always been a terrifying place for man. It is where […]
Love | Hate: Is a new menu overhaul enough to fuel McDonald’s comeback?
At this point in the fast-food game of life, McDonald’s is undergoing a serious mood change. In recent months, the golden arches have torn down their famous Dollar Menu in exchange for the McPick 2 Menu and the long-rumored All Day Breakfast menu. But are these new McDonald’s fan services a burgeoning burger revolution or […]
Book Review: ‘The Abyss Surrounds Us’
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the union of sea monsters and pirates makes for a great fantasy novel. “The Abyss Surrounds Us” by Emily Skrutskie confirms this truth. The first of a planned duology, the novel follows Cassandra Leung, a 17-year-old who has been taught all her life to train Reckoners, genetically-engineered beasts […]
Submission: Dialogue on GSA event funding issue must be open, respectful
As vice chancellor of student affairs of one of the top public research universities in the country, I find myself addressing the issue of free speech and open dialogue on our campus again. At UCLA, we are committed to engagement and free speech, as protected under the First Amendment, on a range of views held […]
The Rundown: Feb. 2
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s basketball rankings The No. 14 UCLA women’s basketball team rose a spot in the AP Top 25 this week, but the team also made an appearance on an even more important list. The Bruins were ranked 10th by the […]