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May 1, 12:05 am

Bookmarked: Distant Lands disappoints with cramped aisles, lackluster selection

Los Angeles is home to a multitude of specialized bookstores, from those oriented toward horror and mystery to others with more practical focuses, like cookbooks. Follow columnist Clea Wurster as she explores the many niche literary interests the city accommodates. Read more...

Photo: The travel bookstore Distant Lands offered a myriad of travel related materials such as city guides, cultural bios and backpacks. However, the cluttered set up of the store made browsing difficult. (Clea Wurster/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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April 29, 10:50 pm

Designathon encourages collaboration of students with diverse experience, perspectives

Students designed apps to facilitate recycling on campus and vibrant graphics depicting the circle of life at Designathon on Saturday. Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs and UCLA’s Creative Lab, was a daylong event that provided educational resources for students interested in design, such as interactive workshops, panels featuring design industry professionals and a growth-themed competition for student designers. Read more...

Photo: Participants in UCLA’s first Designathon finalized their projects, which included apps and graphics, in the last portion of the competition segment of the event. One app focused on facilitating recycling on campus while one of the graphics featured the circle of life. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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April 29, 6:25 pm

Restaurant review: Halo Top Scoop Shop

Halo Top Creamery’s new scoop shop proves that healthier ice cream can still be colorful, inventive and most importantly, delicious. Halo Top Creamery opened its newest scoop shop, the second of two storefronts, at the Westfield Century City mall on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The new Halo Top Creamery ice cream shop in the Westfield Century City mall offers several types of vessels for ice cream consumption, including a waffle puff and an ice cream taco. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle, Video

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April 29, 5:25 pm

Video: Dance Marathon 2018

Participants in this year’s Dance Marathon took over Pauley Pavilion from April 28 to 29. Students stood on their feet for 26 hours in order to raise awareness and funds to help fight pediatric HIV and AIDS. Read more...

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April 24, 9:28 pm

Porn panel aims to normalize sex, destigmatize adult film industry

Stoya’s prescene ritual includes drinking a cup of chai. The pornographer joined two other women for the “Ask a Pornstar” panel hosted by UCLA Sexperts on Monday, following last week’s Sex Week events. Read more...

Photo: Stoya, April Flores and Mia Little (left to right) were the three panelists for UCLA Sexpert’s “Ask a Pornstar” event Monday. They are all activists in the industry – Flores is a proponent of body positivity while Little is the president of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)

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April 24, 9:28 pm

Student designs appealing socks based on UCLA’s banana obsession

Tina Li designed a pair of socks inspired by the UCLA trend of students swiping copious banana from the dining halls.   The socks, called “The Most APPEALING Crew Socks,” depict the yellow fruits lined up in rows. Read more...

Photo: First-year pre business economics student Tina Li started her crazy sock company HapiThreads on April 2. She currently sells three designs, which include black and white cats, fried eggs and bananas. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


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