The Bodega Boys have done a podcast. They’ve done live shows. They’ve done TV. It’s only natural that their next evolutionary step is a New York Times bestseller – a great one, at that. Read more...
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October 5, 3:51 pm
Required Taste: Exploring our emotional connection with food brands, marketing
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 7:11 p.m. Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. Read more...
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October 5, 2:40 pm
Palgorithms app uses interests, personality types to help students make friends
According to Palgorithms, two people with only common interests may not necessarily be pals. The friend-matching app designed by a team of UCLA students that won first place on Demo Day for the BruinLabs competition back in June is currently undergoing beta testing. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 2, 2:52 pm
Album review: BLACKPINK adopts sounds of past but fails to reimagine or modernize
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:34 p.m. BLACKPINK is going back to the past – or maybe it never even left. “THE ALBUM,” aptly named for the group’s first full-length album despite four years in the music industry, is a packed 24 minutes. Read more...
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Arts, Music
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September 30, 9:50 pm
Bruin Bash wraps up 1st virtual, speakers-only event with Q&A and cooking class
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:26 p.m. Bruins traded in crowds and hip-hop beats for Zoom links and timely advice at this year’s Bruin Bash. Read more...
Photo: TikTok star Tabitha Brown was one of two speakers at UCLA’s virtual Bruin Bash 2020. Brown offered attendees words of encouragement while providing homey cooking tips and tricks. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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September 30, 1:02 pm
Q&A: Alum Kal Penn emphasizes importance of youth voters in new limited series
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:28 p.m. Some people wonder if their vote really matters – Kal Penn wants to remind them how powerful their vote can be. Read more...
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September 30, 12:42 pm
BruinsVote organizes showing of ‘Boys State’ to stress importance of civic duties
This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:00 a.m. to reflect new information from entertainment company A24. As an election year heats up, UCLA’s student-voter coalition recruited a recent documentary to urge Bruins to go to the polls. Read more...
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