Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate student of ethnomusicology Rose Boomsma, who is also a classical Western flutist, has been learning how to play the Chinese dizi for the past three years. (Anisha Joshi/Daily bruin)
The film industry is full of sharks, but also full of Bruins. Though the road to making it big in Hollywood may be treacherous, UCLA alumni have a long streak of success in the film and television industry. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Max Wiederholt recently founded the talent agency, Mischief Ventured LLC, where writers without agents can submit their work directly to movie producers. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Mark Royston’s number one rule for “Devised Puppetry Project” was “Don’t read the newspaper.” The articles tended to distract the actors as they built their puppets out of leftover Daily Bruin newspapers. Read more...
Photo: Four UCLA students spent six weeks preparing for “Devised Puppetry Project,” which has no props or dialogue. The actors made the puppets themselves out of Daily Bruin newspapers. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Read more...
Photo: While Brussels sprouts tend to generate polarizing opinions among food lovers, a dip made of the sprouts, shallots, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese and sour cream dilutes the bitterness of the sprouts to make them a hit. Make sure to chop the sprouts to their final size since they don’t cook down much, and serve the dip with chips. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Katie Jost sits in the middle of the Little Theater in Macgowan Hall during a tech rehearsal, modifying sound effects, cutting music pieces and updating the cue sheet. Read more...
Photo: Assistant sound designer Katie Jost helped transform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to take place during the 1930s. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Watch a bullet fly by, and step out of the way. “Superhot,” released Feb. 25, is a first-person shooter game in which time moves when the player does. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Superhot Team)
“Dream. Create. Repeat.” UCLA alumnus Kelly Li lives by this motto every day. He owns a clothing company that promotes the motto, in hopes of inspiring others to do what they love. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Kelly Li created Studio K Apparel Co. in 2015 to promote positive messages on clothing. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
