Tuesday, June 9

Student runs eyelash extension business from her own apartment

TiaErykah “Tia” Gregory struggled to find an eyelash technician after coming to college, so she decided to become one herself. The second-year psychobiology student spent a week this summer participating in a training workshop to receive her license for eyelash extensions. Read more...

Photo: TiaErykah “Tia” Gregory, a second-year psychobiology student, promotes her business of doing eyelash extensions to clients via the UCLA Free & For Sale Facebook page. Amongst three different volume options for the lashes, Gregory said she also offers to fill in where the previous lashes have fallen out. For convenience, Gregory does each of her appointments at her apartment. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)


Authors discuss navigating fame as their books become TV shows

This post was updated Oct. 14 at 8:24 p.m. Lindy West and Samin Nosrat grew up eating “milk mush” and “Samin rice,” respectively. The former, consisting of milk, flour, butter, cinnamon and sugar, and the latter, consisting of rice, soft vegetables and yogurt, were staples in each woman’s childhood kitchen. Read more...

Photo: Lindy West (left) and Samin Nosrat (center) took the stage to answer questions Sunday at Royce Hall. West said when she worked on adapting “Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman” for television, she learned that good television included cutting most of what she had written. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Los Angeles Unveiled: Rooted in music, reality TV star-turned-DJ remains steadfast in entertainment

Sara Tariq said she made her television debut as the first Pakistani woman on an MTV reality show. The Texas native said many believe that her first show in 2019 – “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” – is where she got her start in the world of media. Read more...

Photo: Sara Tariq, a Texas native, began her entertainment career on an MTV reality show, but she is now living in Los Angeles as an up-and-coming DJ with credits as a writer under her belt. She’s written for magazines such as Billboard, Complex and Vibe. (Courtesy of Sara Tariq)


Digitized horoscopes offer young people sanctuary in chaos, founder says

Ross Clark’s sun sign is a Leo, which means he’s predisposed to thinking he has the best astrological sign, he said. But before fully immersing himself in the world of astrology, the CEO and co-founder of the mystical services and astrology app Sanctuary said he started by reading horoscopes from the New York Post on his former boss’ desk while working as an entertainment publicist. Read more...

Photo: (Jennie Wang/Daily Bruin)


Concert review: Unapologetically authentic show shares dodie’s life lessons on humanity

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 12:35 a.m. If there were ever an artist who could transition smoothly between soft songs celebrating stigmas and upbeat odes to dysfunctional relationships, it would be dodie. Read more...

Photo: English singer-songwriter dodie concluded her “Human Tour” at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday night, where she pulled from her full discography. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)


Album review: ‘FANDOM’ creates diverse sounds to show true nature of rising fame

Waterparks – self proclaimed as “God’s favorite boyband” – is back again with an explosive new release. Following a record label switch and the purposeful deletion of its nearly released album “Friendly Reminder,” Waterparks has arrived at its newest sonically variant and lyrically groundbreaking destination with “FANDOM.” Each track is connected by tactfully smooth transitions that come together to create an album that tells the harrowing story of a band rising to stardom. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Hopeless Records)