Every choice the Kim family makes has ricocheting implications in the epic and well-crafted “Pachinko.” Released Friday, the eighth and final episode of the Apple TV+ series closed off its first season and provided a firm foundation for the recently renewed second season. Read more...
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From themed bookshops to beloved book festivals, the Los Angeles literary world has something to offer every reader. Storytelling has long served as a tool of community building, and there is a space for all communities within the diverse, evolving LA book scene. Read more...
Photo: Authors speak on stage for a panel at YALLWEST 2019, the festival’s last in-person installment before the COVID-19 pandemic. For the festival’s return this year, organizer Shane Pangburn said they are focusing on providing a place for all readers and stories. (Courtesy of Shane Pangburn)
With a growing digital world, social media can be used to highlight self-improvement practices, but the popular notion of sharing one’s best life does not always equate to living it. Read more...
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For those trekking into the desert for Coachella, a food oasis awaits. With sets lined up from noon to midnight, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival knows how to keep attendees well-fed and hydrated throughout the day. Read more...
Photo: Festivalgoers sit at pink and orange tables underneath the large tent of the Indio Central Market, which offered a reprieve from the sun and an alternative to sitting on the ground. As one of the various places to purchase food, the market’s menu options included boba and dim sum, with pressed juice and coffee located at the ends of the tent. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 18 at 12:29 a.m. From themed bookshops to beloved book festivals, the Los Angeles literary world has something to offer every reader. Read more...
Photo: The front entrance of The Ripped Bodice has walls papered with books. Founded by Leah Koch and her sister, the shop is the West Coast’s only romance-exclusive bookstore and aims to provide a safe space for bookworms and authors of diverse backgrounds alike. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
With a growing digital world, social media can be used to highlight self-improvement practices, but the popular notion of sharing one’s best life does not always equate to living it. Read more...
Photo: Travel blogger and alumnus Warda Kebet said for her, social media is a balance of sharing her experiences while maintaining boundaries for certain human interactions along her journeys. (Courtesy of Warda Kebet)
This post was updated April 18 at 12:33 a.m. There’s not much to call fantastic in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” Releasing Friday, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” takes place among the mounting tensions between Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen). Read more...
Photo: Mads Mikkelsen plays Gellert Grindelwald in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.”(Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
