Saturday, July 18

FAST runway show threads together couture, ambition and self-expression

This post was updated May 28 at 10:23 a.m. Crochet, corsets and camp took center stage Friday night. Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA held its 25th annual spring runway show at Pauley Pavilion on Friday at 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Models walk on the runway at FAST’s annual spring runway show. Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA hosted its 25th runway last Friday at Pauley Pavilion, featuring 25 student collections and the work of the club’s 230 members. (Courtesy of Hannah Morgan)


This costume designer dressed ‘Dune.’ She’s teaching UCLA students her craft.

Jacqueline West drapes a new vision for world-building in a classroom where students stitch sandstorms from silk. The Academy Award nominee is the latest David C. Read more...

Photo: Jacqueline West sits at a white desk alongside collaborators. West is an Academy Award nominee and the Costume Designer in Residence at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. (Gabby Yang/Daily Bruin)


‘Nobody Wants This’ filming location tour has an audience and caters to it

This post was updated May 21 at 8:23 p.m. The “Nobody Wants This” Series Filming Sites Tour by On Location Tours is exactly what it sounds like – it’s great if you love the show and a little offbeat if you don’t. Read more...

Photo: Rachel Feldstein and a passenger stand at the front of the tour bus. The “Nobody Wants This” tour brings passengers around Los Angeles and to significant spots from the television show. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA’s Magic and Illusion Student Team mystifies audience at Spring Showcase

This post was updated May 21 at 8:32 p.m. MIST brought magic to the masses Monday evening. UCLA’s Magic and Illusion Student Team presented their Spring Showcase in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, filling nearly every seat at the group’s biggest on-campus event yet. Read more...

Photo: Members of MIST, the Magic and Illusion Student Team at UCLA, stand on stage at the club’s Spring Showcase. Ten student magicians and illusionists performed tricks and effects during the club’s nearly two hour long performance. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Alumnus Christina Curlee crafts some of the video game industry’s biggest titles

This post was updated May 20 at 12:33 a.m. Christina Curlee designs worlds – and her worlds are just getting bigger. The UCLA alumnus has spent the past seven years working as a video game designer for Insomniac Games. Read more...

Photo: Christina Curlee poses with her dog next to her in front of a wall with two crescent moons. The UCLA alumnus works as a video game designer for Insomniac Game and has worked on major projects such as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. (Courtesy of Christina Curlee)


Leanne Betasamosake Simpson unpacks Nishnaabe stories, decolonization in new book

This post was updated May 17 at 8:05 p.m. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson paints a clear map toward decolonization with her latest book. As part of a special speaker series, the UCLA American Indian Studies Center welcomed Simpson on Tuesday for a book talk and signing. Read more...

Photo: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson speaks with a microphone at a podium. The Indigenous Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author recently released her novel, “Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead.” (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)




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