On this week’s episode of “That’s a Wrap!”, hosts Emily McCormick and Carol Yao talk about the upcoming Design|Media Arts exhibitions. Then, we already know the best movies of the year, but what about the worst? Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin
Angela Nguyen has a tattoo of a colorful butterfly conspicuously etched on her right ankle. Less conspicuous, however, are the scars that lie underneath the tattoo – the permanent and colorless marks of self-harm. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychobiology student Katie Patel’s tattoo was inspired by a phrase a police officer said to her after Patel’s first attempt at suicide. The semicolon at the end of the phrase is inspired by the Semicolon Project. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
“I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it” – perhaps one of the lengthiest album titles and longest running times in recent memory – somehow still leaves the listener wishing for more. Read more...
Leather’s less durable but softer sibling has found its way from the runways and fashion blogosphere onto UCLA’s campus. Female students have been spotted wearing suede material made into an A-line and high-waisted skirt. Read more...
Photo: Anna LaPlaca, the co-editor-in-chief of fashion publication Denizen Mag, owns two vintage suede skirts from a thrift shop. She said the skirts have become popular because of their versatility in fitting a variety of body types. (Zoe Hessler/Daily Bruin)
The Oscars typically leave me in a seething, pointless rage. I have never been able to accurately predict the winners of all 24 categories in a single year; I usually miss a few left-field choices for categories like Best Animated Short Film or Best Costume Design. Read more...
In “Only Yesterday,” 27-year-old Taeko Okajima reflected on her fifth-grade self, unable to grasp the concept of dividing simple fractions. “People who understand fractions right away understand life right away,” she says. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Studio Ghibli)
Justin Christopher sits outside of Campbell Hall. He has no paper in hand, no exact verse in mind. His lips move silently, forming what will eventually become “The American Dream of Captivity,” a spoken-word piece that explores his past as a previously incarcerated man. Read more...
Photo: Justin Christopher, a graduate student in African American studies, will perform his poetry for a panel of four judges at Monday’s poetry slam benefit. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
