Through witchcraft, digital language and bodies, Marylyn Tan weaves poetry. Tan is the author of “Gaze Back,” a poetry collection described as a grimoire for queerness, feminism and witchcraft. Read more...
Photo: Photographed is Marylyn Tan posing for a headshot with a dreamy overlay filter. The poet gave a reading at UCLA on April 14. She later sat down with the Daily Bruin for a Q&A.(Courtesy of Phyllicia Wang)
As the foliage awakens this spring, so do some of the tastiest restaurants in Los Angeles. From elevated comfort foods to culturally rich eats, foodies will find the spice in these openings. Read more...
Photo: (Shimi Goldberger/Daily Bruin staff)
With the fresh flowers beginning to bud, this season’s crop of video games is starting to bloom. As the grass becomes greener and the sun shines more exuberantly, this season of renewal offers an array of spiraling possibilities within the landscape of entertainment. Read more...
Photo: (Monserrat Rodriguez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 13 at 7:32 p.m. Rosanna Warren translated everyday situations through her poetry for an audience at the Hammer Museum on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Rosanna Warren (left) and Stephen Yesner (right) sit on the stage during a Hammer Museum event. Warren recited poetry and participated in a Q&A segment. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
Westwood’s newest coffee pop-up shop, Boondocks Coffee Roasters, is brewing a name for itself through its specialty coffee drinks. Formerly a coffee pop-up, this family-owned shop took residency in a Live Bash space two months ago on Broxton Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a person in a green sweater, holding a cup of coffee with a cream top. Emil Vanta, the founder of Boondocks, said the business was established more than three years ago after learning more about the art of coffee beans during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Ron Mallari)
This post was updated April 10 at 7:28 p.m. Bruin Bowl Malatang fails in its first impression, and it struggles to leave a lasting one. Offering build-your-own hot pot bowls in a dubiously decorated space, Bruin Bowl Malatang quietly opened in Westwood in March. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the wall art inside of Bruin Bowl Malatang in Westwood. The restaurant offers build-your-own hot pot bowls. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
At Printed Matter Society, paper holds memory. The club deals in collages, bookbinding, printed photography and, most prominently, zines. These handmade, noncommercial issues are curated from original or appropriated images and text to encapsulate the artist’s vision in booklet form. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are three students who are in the Printed Matter Society club at UCLA working on crafts. Printed Matter Society deals in collages and zines among various other craft mediums. (Courtesy of Printed Matter Society)
