Saturday, December 20

Ride-sharing service lifts quality of life for drivers

Julio Medina peed his pants while driving for Lyft. The third-year fine arts student picked a couple up, conversed about Eminem, middle school awkwardness and Air Force 1 shoes before dropping them off. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year environmental science student Michael Binger uses his earnings as a Lyft driver for a spontaneous travel fund. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)




Pie lovers congregate at Good Food Pie Contest

Hundreds of foodies scraped sugar-soaked pie crumbs from paper plates Wilson Plaza Sunday for the seventh annual Good Food Pie Contest. Angelenos congregated on the lawn, where a labyrinth of tables displayed freshly baked pies, ranging from sweetie pie vegan apple to lemon custard pie with ginger snap crust. Read more...


LA Donut Festival hosted vendors to fill attendees with joy, samples

The first annual Los Angeles Donut Festival transformed brunch into a sugary treat Saturday. As attendees of the sold-out event lined up at the Mad Ave Graffiti House in East Hollywood to satisfy their sweet cravings, their lips were glazed with icing and hands were full with samples. Read more...

Photo: Over 10 doughnut companies from around Los Angeles particiapted in the first annual Los Angeles Donut Festival, offering an array of flavors from a simple glazed to a Snickers-filled doughnut. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: UCLA alumnus discusses upcoming novel, Japanese culture

Alex Austin realized that if the waves became too strong when his sons were surfing, he could do nothing to rescue them. The alumnus said this feeling of paternal terror stuck with him and became a theme weaving through his latest book, “Nakamura Reality.” The thriller novel was completed earlier this year and is dated for publication in February 2016 by the UCLA alumnus and former Daily Bruin contributor. Read more...

Photo: Daily Bruin and UCLA alumnus Alex Austin recently wrote the thriller novel “Nakamura Reality,” inspired in part by his son’s connection to the Japanese culture. (Courtesy of Masumi Murakami Austin)




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