Thursday, June 26

Q&A: Lead actors of ‘All My Life’ reflect on movie’s message and impact

A romantic drama about living through grief arrived at a timely moment. Released through video on demand services Dec. 23 of last year, “All My Life” tells the true story of Jennifer Carter (Jessica Rothe) and Solomon Chau (Harry Shum Jr.), a newly engaged couple whose future looks dire after Solomon receives a diagnosis for terminal liver cancer. Read more...

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‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 recap – episode 7: ‘Chapter 15: The Believer’

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Unmasking a Mandalorian is no easy task, but the season’s penultimate episode has much to reveal. Following the emotional rollercoaster of last week’s downer episode, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) calls upon an old adversary before he can save Grogu from the clutches of Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). Read more...

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Student podcast creates safe space for listeners to reflect on mental health

Mental health podcaster Kennya Ramos is happy, hurting and healing. When the second-year psychology student started broadcasting her healing journey through her recently launched podcast, PodVibes, she said she never anticipated her voice would reach so many people. Read more...

Photo: Second-year psychology student Kennya Ramos recently launched her podcast, PodVibes, to create a healing space for her and her listeners. While facing a lot of technical troubleshooting at first, Ramos has since found her footing and balances each podcast discussion with topics both heavy and light. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)


Book review: ‘Ready Player Two’ falters with repetitive plot, troubling undertones

Welcome to the OASIS, where “The Silmarillion” is biblical and Depeche Mode is your “Personal Jesus.” Here, a pouty-in-pink Molly Ringwald bums cigarettes off velour-clad versions of her younger self, who all take turns cursing John Hughes to the rhythm of his IBM Selectric typewriter; a greased-up Rizzo dukes it out with the Polka King of the Midwest in the Chicago ‘burbs; Ferris Bueller scales the final fourth-wall and never takes a day off. Read more...

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Required Taste: Exploring the biological and cultural roots of a love for sweet treats

Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...

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