Saturday, May 17

Comedy duo creates bizarre world with new and familiar characters in offbeat show

Self-improvement advertisements occasionally will interrupt The Ian and Austin “Show.” The series of preplanned interludes within the comedy show are meant to imitate short commercials from YouTube or television. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Austin Nasso and Ian Michaels will host The Ian and Austin “Show” Thursday at The Improv Space. The duo said the show plays with experimental forms of comedy. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Restaurant review: Jon & Vinny’s fine Italian dining entices, but for a price

An industrial stone pizza oven, chefs gracefully tossing salt into their pasta and a glass of Cabernet make for a quintessential Italian dining experience at Jon & Vinny’s. Read more...

Photo: Jon & Vinny’s opened its second location in Brentwood in mid-January. The restaurant presents a diverse Italian menu with selections at fairly steep prices. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



‘Bodega Run’ reawakens experiences of underprivileged communities in Harlem

Bodegas are being replaced by metropolitan convenience stores. Concerned, Tschabalala Self said she decided to preserve the ethnic identity and heritage of about 12,000 bodegas local to New York in her recent exhibition. Read more...

Photo: Harlem-born artist Tschabalala Self represents her city’s sociopolitical themes in “Bodega Run,” an exhibition on display at UCLA’s Hammer Museum until April 28. She aims to portray the everyday life and culture of African-Americans in New York City. (Nidhi Upadhyay/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Restaurant review: South Korean dessert shop Sobok disappoints with monotonous flavor, aesthetic

Gummy goodness oozes from a pastel pink swirl. Rivers of saccharine soft serve melt along the edges of a paper cup. Fruity scents permeate the room, and quirky flavors dominate the menu. Read more...

Photo: Sobok, a South Korean dessert chain, recently opened a new location in Koreatown. The outlet uses sobok, an ice cream made from oats and honey, as the base for all its desserts. Patrons can also choose add-ons like sweeteners and ice balls made from rice cakes. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Author of UCLA common book discusses experience as border patrol agent

“The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border” was chosen as UCLA’s 2018-2019 common book in July. In months prior, thousands of immigrant children had been separated from their parents at the United States-Mexico border. Read more...

Photo: Author Francisco Cantú joined UCLA professors and a lawyer for a panel about immigration Wednesday on campus. Cantú’s memoir, “The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border,” was recently chosen as UCLA’s 2018-2019 common book. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)




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