Chef Loghan Call jokes at the start of the dinners he hosts that those in attendance aren’t allowed to eat anything until he’s explained the dish. Read more...
Photo: Loghan Call, an alumnus of UCLA Extension, is the chef and founder of Planted Cuisine, a Michigan-based company through which he wants to emphasize mindfulness about food and regenerative processes. Call said he wants consumers to be aware of the story and nuances behind each dish. (Courtesy of Montana Dennis)
Brittany Nguyen wanted to stop biting her nails – so she started painting them. The second-year sociology student taught herself nail art through YouTube videos at 14 years old. Read more...
Photo: Brittany Nguyen, a second-year sociology student, began practicing nail art at 14 years old. Self-taught, Nguyen said she enjoys experimenting with various nail colors while also engaging in personal conversations with fellow students on campus. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 20 at 1:49 p.m. “Game of Thrones,” Breaker of Records, Last of its Name. Throughout its eight-year run, the HBO series has become heavily embedded in today’s culture, defining an era of epic, ubiquitous fantasy television. Read more...
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On a small stage near the top of Janss Steps, a group of students, professors and alumni will recite all 54 pages of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” Participants will celebrate the poet’s 200th birthday alongside UCLA’s centennial anniversary Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Participants in the marathon reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” will cover all 52 sections. The many voices involved should reflect the complexity of the perspectives found in his work, said Amber West, a UCLA Writing Programs lecturer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
More than 1.5 billion acres of land have been taken from Native Americans, according to a study by Slate Magazine. Amid the virtual normalization of this process, the idea of returning land to indigenous individuals shouldn’t be left off the table, said author and educator Dina Gilio-Whitaker. Read more...
Photo: Dina Gilio-Whitaker is the author of “As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock.” She will be on campus for a book talk Tuesday. (Courtesy of Banana Bugz Photography)
Photographers, unlike their work, can never have too much exposure. “The Photo Pit,” hosted by the Student Committee for the Arts in Kerckhoff Art Gallery and Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Thursday, aims to showcase UCLA students’ concert photography alongside live music by Los Angeles-based performers. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Leka, a third-year political science student, is an SCA committee member and event chairman for “The Photo Pit,” a showcase that aims to highlight UCLA photographers, as well as local music artists. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
Bonnie Ruberg sees parallels to their queer experiences in video games like “Octodad.” Within the game, players fulfill the role of an octopus pretending to be a human father, which Ruberg said resonated with their own experience as a nonbinary person. Read more...
Photo: Bonnie Ruberg, an assistant professor in the department of informatics at UC Irvine, believes video games can be interpreted through a queer lens, even if they weren’t explicitly designed to have queer themes. Ruberg gave a talk May 1 at UCLA. (Courtesy of Han Parker/UCI)
