Obvious reasons to avoid cultural appropriation – it involves stealing what is considered the beautiful aspects of another culture without respect for the tradition from which it originates and ignores the racism and xenophobia the creators of these items face. Read more...
Photo: A South Asian student wears henna on Bruin Walk. Henna is worn traditionally during special events like weddings and religious ceremonies in South Asian culture. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
A charter bus with 20 members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band cruised down Sunset Boulevard and stopped in front of United Recording Studios in October. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Bruin Marching Band members Brendan James (left), Christina Martin (center) and Patrick Chesnut (right) were three instrumentalists who recorded in October for the television show “Imaginary Mary.” (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
Amber Li sat in Elysee Bakery & Cafe and apologized for picking such a “bougie” place to meet. When most people talk about mangled limbs and severed heads made from gelatin, it’s probably not usually over overpriced coffee and pastries. Read more...
Photo: Amber Li, a second-year theater student, taught herself how to apply special effects makeup through YouTube tutorials and instructional books online. She hopes to eventually become a professional special effects makeup artist for films. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
A secret service agent stood at the front of the door to the Oval Office, explaining to a group of students that they would only have five minutes to escape the room – or else fail. Read more...
Photo: The Oval Office-themed “Veep” room of the three-part escape room hosted by HBO at the John Wooden Center on Monday featured an exploding ballot box. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coming soon to a theater near you: a hungry hacker trying to steal your popcorn. Cinematography graduate student Xinzhong “Golden” Zhao directed a 30-second commercial to promote the movie-going experience and became a finalist for Coca-Cola and Regal Films’ commercial contest. Read more...
Photo: Cinematography graduate student Xinzhong “Golden” Zhao directed a commercial that placed second in a contest hosted by Regal Cinemas and Coca-Cola. In the ad, a hacker reaches out of a movie screen and grabs some buttery popcorn from a moviegoer. UCLA students filmed the commercial in Regal La Habra Stadium 16 in January. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
A lovesick poet, a goddess disguised as a man and a slew of drunken students walk into a tavern. So begins Los Angeles Opera’s current production of Jacques Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann,” the story of an oft-inebriated writer named Hoffmann (Vittorio Grigolo) recounting his failed experiences with three past lovers before realizing that his true love is for his art. Read more...
Photo: In the first act of “The Tales of Hoffmann,” the titular character (Vittorio Grigolo) falls in love with a mechanical doll named Olympia (So Young Park) after mistaking her for a real woman.(Ken Howard / LA Opera)
Finding a delicious restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult among the city’s thousands of dining options. To help readers narrow down their search, the Daily Bruin will review restaurants located along main streets near UCLA each week. Read more...
Photo: The $13 cacio e pepe bowl includes kelp noodles, black pepper cream, snap peas, dehydrated olives and sprouts. The dish’s white cashew sauce had a savory salt-and-pepper flavor. (Lindsay Weinberg/Daily Bruin senior staff)
