Monday, June 23

UCLA student-run flea market 10:42 builds community, highlights small businesses

This post was updated Aug. 20 at 8:52 p.m. At 10:42 flea market, it’s always the perfect time for new opportunities. Bearing the title of UCLA’s flea market, 10:42 has held events on campus and off, anywhere from Pasadena to Long Beach. Read more...

Photo: A woman stands under a banner at a joint event with The Beach Flea Market and 10:42 flea market. 10:42 flea market was started by rising fourth-year gender studies student Mia Parra. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student Rose Aguilar empowers entrepreneurship with podcast series

This post was updated Nov. 2 at 7:34 p.m. Rose Aguilar is investing in the entrepreneurial spirit. The third-year international development studies student hosts “Student Entrepreneur 101,” a podcast oriented toward guiding and empowering aspiring entrepreneurs. Read more...

Photo: Rose Aguilar smiles for a portrait. The third-year international development studies student hosts the podcast “Student Entrepreneur 101.”(Courtesy of Rose Aguilar)


Q&A: Alumnus Carol Spencer discusses career designing timeless Barbie fashion

This post was updated Aug. 20 at 8:54 p.m. Like all great ideas, Carol Spencer’s Barbie designs will live forever. From 1963 to 1998, the alumnus fashioned some of the doll’s most famous outfits, including the best-selling Barbie doll “Totally Hair” Barbie. Read more...

Photo: Donning pink, Spencer stands with some of her Barbie dolls. The former designer worked at Mattel for over three decades. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)


Upcoming ‘Food and Film’ series at Hammer Museum redefines dinner and a movie

The age-old concept of dinner and a movie is embracing a new meaning at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Friday will open the inaugural weekend of the archive’s ongoing “Food and Film” series, a program developed in partnership with the Hammer Museum and chef Alice Waters. Read more...

Photo: A still from Erige Sehiri’s “Under the Fig Trees” is shown. The 2021 drama will be screened during the inaugural weekend of the “Food and Film” series, presented by the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. (Courtesy of Under the Fig Trees/UCLA Film & Television Archive)


Q&A: Artist Regina Spektor discusses fiction writing, capturing the spirit of songs

Regina Spektor is piecing together musical vignettes, key by key. After the release of her 2022 alternative LP “Home, before and after,” the Russian American singer-songwriter is currently playing her way through her summer tour. Read more...

Photo: Amps and hardwood flooring line the space behind Regina Spektor as she leans toward the piano to pose. The Russian-American musician will perform at the Greek Theatre on Thursday as part of her summer tour. (Courtesy of Shervin Lainez)


Head in the Clouds 2023: Stellar performances thrill crowds despite summer heat

This post was updated Aug. 14 at 8:10 p.m.  Head in the Clouds has floated away. The music and arts festival, hosted by 88rising, drew to a close Sunday night at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in a stringy, all black look, Head in the Clouds headliner NIKI stands and points upward on stage. The annual two-day music and arts festival came to a close Sunday night after a plethora of outdoor performances. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Head in the Clouds 2023 Q&A: Indonesian metal group Voice of Baceprot on facing backlash, overcoming obstacles

Voice of Baceprot is uninterested in sitting quietly. The Indonesian all-female, hijab-wearing metal band performed their debut set at Head in the Clouds Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: (Left to Right) Dressed in all black with amber accents, Voice of Baceprot’s Marsya, Sitti and Widi play their instruments on stage. The heavy-metal trio’s Head in the Clouds performance took place on Sunday afternoon. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff)