Daily Bruin Video demonstrates how to make five different ice cream recipes in one video, the perfect dessert to freshen up this summer. Read more...
Arts, Video
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July 13, 7:53 am
Mojo: Ten-minute ice cream ideas in five flavors
Arts, Lifestyle
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July 13, 7:53 am
dineLA Restaurant Week promotes affordable exploration of LA cuisine
Upscale restaurants near UCLA anticipate seeing a variety of new customers in the two-week long dineL.A. Restaurant Week starting Monday, offering special menu items at reduced prices. Read more...
Photo: Skylight Gardens, among five other restaurants in Westwood Village participating in dineL.A., anticipates more customers during dineL.A. Restaurant Week. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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July 13, 7:52 am
Alumna’s play “All American Girl” explores religious extremism
When playwright Wendy Graf watched news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, she noticed something unusual about reports on the wife of one of the bombers. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Wendy Graf’s new play, “All American Girl,” explores main character Katie’s tranformation from a fundamentalist Christian to a radical Muslim and the act of violence she commits to alarm people. Graf said viewers should focus on Katie’s evolution, not the politics behind the attacks. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Film & TV
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July 13, 7:52 am
Movie Review: ‘Trainwreck’
“Trainwreck” is not Judd Apatow’s best movie. The distinction still goes to “Knocked Up,” a consistent and organic comedy known for its explosive hilarity. In the midst of a dry summer season for comedy, “Trainwreck” is a female-driven movie that, in great Apatow form, comments on the realities of the sexual mindset in a world, much like our own, where sex isn’t everything – it’s just the most important thing. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
Arts, Podcasts, Theater & Fine Arts
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July 13, 12:00 am
Two UCLA employees take San Diego Comic-Con for panel on geek identity
Two UCLA employees take San Diego Comic-Con for panel on geek identity
"SDCC Geek Ed" from DBR by Dariane.
"Two UCLA employees take San Diego Comic-Con for panel on geek identity"
TRANSCRIPT NABOR: For five days in July, geeks come from all over the world to downtown San Diego for Comic-Con International. This year, two of those geeks were UCLA staff members. Read more...
Photo: Dariane Nabor|Daily Bruin
Arts, Music
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July 6, 12:41 am
Album Review: ‘Summertime ’06’
Three weeks ago, Long Beach rapper Vince Staples announced his debut full-length album, “Summertime ‘06,” via an Instagram post. The caption began with the phrase “Love will tear us apart” and ended with “Love tore us all apart,” framing a narrative of petty crimes the rapper and his comrades were involved in as middle schoolers during summer 2006. Read more...
Photo: (Def Jam Recordings)
Arts, Music
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July 6, 12:40 am
Emerging trend of surprise albums puts focus on artists
The music industry died once and may be dying again, with the power shifting from music industry executives to the hands of artists. The emerging trend of artists dropping surprise albums without promotion is switching the attention from the music industry to the artists themselves. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin Bash performer and rapper Tyga dropped his album “The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty” on June 23 without promotion. The release only sold 2,200 copies its first week. (Daily Bruin file photo)