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May 15, 5:01 pm

Alfred brews up solutions to keep coffee, matcha in hands of Angelenos

Time might not exist in quarantine, but Alfred’s iced vanilla latte does. Alfred, a local coffee shop with 10 locations across Los Angeles, has reopened its doors for contactless pick-up and created a delivery subscription program for its coffee beans and matcha tea tins. Read more...

Photo: The California-based coffee chain Alfred created a subscription-based program so customers can indulge in both coffee and less-caffeinated drinks like matcha. To adapt to the ongoing pandemic, Alfred offers contactless pick-up of its products.(Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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May 14, 4:12 pm

Creatives continue to create through entertainment industry’s pause amid pandemic

Halting film and television productions have cut the industry deep – but not enough to stop content creators in their tracks. As of now, the timeline for productions and premieres to start again is shrouded in uncertainty, complicated by social distancing protocols and concerns regarding safety on set. Read more...

Photo: With premieres canceled and set productions ground to a halt, Hollywood has gone silent. But alumnus Silas Howard said much of the work continues behind the scenes with industry meetings and writers’ rooms occurring virtually. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 14, 2:21 pm

Professor’s podcast explores technological, social innovation in music industry

Professor Gigi Johnson is interweaving the diverse sounds of music with her podcast, “Innovating Music.” The alumna said her podcast was inspired by traveling around the world meeting different types of creatives in the industry, such as DJs and composers. Read more...

Photo: Professor Gigi Johnson created her podcast, “Innovating Music,” four years ago. She said each guest shares how they stylistically innovate their own music and how they plan to improve the industry through new musical compositions and artificial intelligence technologies. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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May 13, 5:34 pm

Organization’s podcast allows listeners to tune in to film discussions, analyses

This post was updated May 15 at 2:42 p.m. It’s Cin-E-posium, not Cine-posium. However, the organization has larger issues than its mispronunciation with so many film screenings and classes being canceled and moved to a virtual format at UCLA because of COVID-19. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Martin Ibarra-Ramos is the chair of Cineposium, a film and media programming organization. As with many of the events, screenings and productions at UCLA, the organization has transitioned into a podcast format in light of the quarantine. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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May 13, 3:15 pm

Silver Screen Psychology: Looking into often inaccurate film depictions of dissociative identity disorder

Mental health is explored extensively in popular media, from unsettling character studies like “Joker” to lighthearted family flicks such as “Inside Out.” But while some portrayals successfully shine a light on mental health conditions, others merely perpetuate stigmas and stereotypes. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 12, 4:27 pm

UCLA’s first ballet company a safe haven for pliés, dégagés and fun

Three ballerinas have finally set the barre – and set up their own ballet company too. UCLA’s first ballet company, founded by Ada Chung, Ying Xuan Chua and Moe Kawakami, has been holding virtual Zoom events throughout spring quarter. Read more...

Photo: Moe Kawakami, a first-year human biology and society student, founded UCLA’s first ballet company with her friends Ying Xuan Chua, a first-year economics and psychology student, and Ada Chung, a first-year psychobiology student. The founders said they currently offer intermediate classes online, but they hope to expand to teach both advanced and beginner dancers to reach their goal of making the dance company open to people of all skill levels. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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