On Sunday, L.A. Times food critic, Pulitzer Prize winner and UCLA music history alumnus Jonathan Gold will appear at the Hammer Museum to discuss the evolution of food culture in Los Angeles, mainly Asian cuisine in light of Chinese New Year. Read more...
Photo: L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold revealed his identity after years of choosing to remain anonymous in order to preserve the reputation and validity of his reviews.
David Shields’ crippling stutter pushed him to become a writer to cure his language troubles. It is literature that eventually developed his connection to the world. Read more...
Photo: In author David Shields’ new book “How Literature Saved My Life,” he debates the actual importance of literature.
On the distant, video-game planet of Poliphony, native creatures don’t communicate through spoken word or even body language, but rather through the sound of music. Read more...
Photo: Third-year Design | Media Arts student Trevor Wilson is the co-creator and sound designer for his video game “Poliphony.”
And although Lee said he enjoys the sport of basketball, his true passion does not lie in shooting hoops, but in making video games. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumni Scott Lee and Jefferson Liou founded video game development company Smilu Inc. back in 2011.
Serving as centerpiece and finale to Harry Potter Week, the Yule Ball drew the biggest crowd of all the events, which included a Quidditch tournament, a festival, a Horcrux Hunt and an inter-residential competition for House Points. Read more...
In July of 2011, many fans of author JK Rowling’s beloved and acclaimed “Harry Potter” series entered into what has been dubbed “post-Potter depression.” Read more...
While the lack of owls with admission letters to Hogwarts left many 11-year-olds heartbroken, there is still a chance for the current students of UCLA to experience Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Read more...
