Ryan Antoine is acting center stage and singing in the spotlight. The third-year theater student, who performs under the name Ryan KJ, released his latest single “Ms. Read more...
Photo: Third-year theater student Ryan Antoine creates and releases music under the stage name Ryan KJ. His most recent single, “Ms. Parker,” dropped Jan. 30. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 9:16 p.m. Insomnia Cookies is sweetening up customers’ late nights. Founded in 2003 by University of Pennsylvania student Seth Berkowitz, the nationwide chain opened its doors to Westwood Village on Jan. Read more...
Photo: On Jan. 31, Insomnia Cookies opened its doors to Westwood Village. Located on Westwood Boulevard, the chain is known as a college town staple and serves sweets such as cookies and ice cream sandwiches late into the night. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
Suppressed emotions are taking the limelight in “Project II: Homelife and The Zoo Story.” Held by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, “Project II: Homelife and The Zoo Story” will feature American playwright Edward Albee’s two plays set on one stage. Read more...
Photo: The School of Theater, Film & Television’s upcoming production “Project II: Homelife and The Zoo Story” combines two tales to express shared themes of suppressed emotions (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 1:11 a.m. Following a retreat from the spotlight, Mitski is not afraid of the dark. Nearly three years after she announced an indefinite break from touring, the singer released her sixth studio album “Laurel Hell,” is an amalgamation of shadowy ideas ripened over her hiatus. Read more...
Photo: Released Friday, Mitski’s sixth studio album takes the form of ’80s-infused “Laurel Hell.” (Courtesy of Dead Oceans)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 12:55 a.m. Sohini Halder is making her medical school journey full screen. The alumnus and first-year medical student at UC San Francisco started her YouTube channel – which now has more than 1,700 subscribers – in June 2020 to document her pre-med experience. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Sohini Halder is taking to YouTube to provide advice and free resources for aspiring medical students. Inspired by her own application process, Halder said she hopes to lessen the barriers some students face through free study templates and other tips from her personal experiences. (Photo courtesy of Sohini Halder Photo illustration by Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
If the phrase “augmented reality theater” sounds unfamiliar, allow “A Most Favored Nation” to demonstrate. In conjunction with the Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is welcoming the UCLA community to the live-to-tape immersive theater experience with “A Most Favored Nation.” The play’s action occurs in 1963 Chicago yet extends three sets of characters’ storylines across two alternate timelines, allowing viewers to choose which aspects of the production to follow. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Paulyne Youri, Marisa Moenho and Jacqui Kolker play Hana, Sabine and Gene in “A Most Favored Nation.” The live-to-tape show combines augmented reality with real life performances. (Courtesy of UCLA Department of Theater)
Bruin Creators transforms students from viewers to creators. Founded in 2020, the student club aims to build a small community for aspiring Bruin YouTubers to teach them how to create video projects such as vlogs, TikToks and promotional advertisements, president and third-year neuroscience student Jason Wu said. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Creators helps support students YouTube goals and provides community, president and third-year student Jason Wu said. The club hosts editing workshops, which fifth-year Anna Sohn said have been her favorite, and provides members with video tips, which second-year Michael Sherbrooke said have helped his public speaking. (Photo by Jefferson Alade, Photo illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
