Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...
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There are few stories as reused as those of Greek mythology. “Immortals Fenyx Rising” understands this perfectly and in its own Greek retelling, Ubisoft Quebec’s newest open-world role-playing game refuses to tread the same ground as countless other books and movies. Read more...
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This post was updated Dec. 4 at 5:50 p.m. Nisha Mody is setting books down and instead perusing through the pages of the complex identities of Asian peoples. Read more...
Photo: Nisha Mody, the associate director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region based at UCLA, set out with a goal to amplify Asian voices. Through her new podcast, “MigrAsians,” she explores how the complex and intersectional identities of Asians influence their politics and art. (Courtesy of George Davison)
Makailah Hernandez’s medicine of choice amid a pandemic is beading jewelry. The third-year psychobiology student is an enrolled Navajo Tribal member and founded the Indigenous jewelry brand Graymountain Beads about a year ago. Read more...
Photo: Makailah Hernandez, a third-year psychobiology student, created the Indigenous jewelry company Graymountain Beads about a year ago. She is an enrolled Navajo Tribal member and said she named her business after her great-great-grandmother, Wanda Graymountain, to continue the matriarchal traditions of the tribe. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 29 at 3:28 p.m. While other Bruins have been transitioning into college classes from behind their screens, Jasmine Shao has been in front of the camera. Read more...
Photo: First-year pre-sociology student Jasmine Shao first posted on her YouTube channel, “studyquill,” over four years ago. Since then she gained 650,000 subscribers, garnered over 43 million views on her videos and co-authored a book. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Westwood’s newest Italian eatery has pasta fit for a king – and served by a prince. After a few delays, Prince of Venice finally opened its first brick-and-mortar location on Broxton Avenue on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Serving traditional Italian pasta and pizza, the Prince of Venice opened its doors Nov. 13. From savory lasagna to sweet tiramisu, the new Westwood eatery is sure to be a new Bruin favorite. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sole360 is normalizing online sneaker trading. While most major sneaker marketplaces revolve around buying and selling, Sole360 exclusively focuses on helping users trade sneakers through the website as the company verifies shipments. Read more...
Photo: Co-founded by alumnus Jonathan Low and Terrence Whaley, Sole360 hopes to simplify online sneaker trading through algorithms and a likelihood calculator. Whaley said the brand’s online nature contributed to its growth during the pandemic, as restrictions on in-person gatherings have given members more time and incentive to devote to online sneaker trading. (Courtesy of Destiny Modeste)
