When I came home this past weekend, my mother gave me a hint. She got me butt-toning shoes. I'm not delusional and I have a realistic image of what my butt looks like. Read more...
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Skechers Shape-ups is fitness footwear with an enhanced kinetic sole for maximum toning. Columnist Teresa Jue models the pair her mother recently bought for her.
It may seem pretty unattainable for someone on a college student's budget to wear a designer frock seen in Vogue and on celebrities such as Blake Lively, Kate Winslet and Rihanna. However, in the age of the Internet, that dream dress seen on the red carpet can literally show up at your door for a fraction of the price, courtesy of Rent the Runway at UCLA. Launched in 2009, Rent the Runway is a website for high-end designer dress rentals, started by Harvard Business School graduates Jenny Fleiss and Jenn Hyman. Read more...
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Rent the Runway director Tiffany Chao models the Herve Leger dress that will be used in the all-sorority challenge. (Credit: Zenia Photography)
Over the past few decades, headphones have become a technological staple among college students. Whether they are for musical accompaniment during the 20-minute strut to class, or used as a protective force field shielding students from Bruin Walk fliering, almost everyone has a pair. Read more...
Rivalries between the East Coast and the West Coast are as varied as they are numerous. Basketball, rap music, fashion and art all have their champions on both coasts, and this week I did some research on the cupcake rivalry that plays out on Santa Monica Boulevard every day: L.A.-based Sprinkles versus Manhattan-based Crumbs. Read more...
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Crumbs’ Blackbottom Cheesecake Brownie Cupcake is comprised of brownie cake with a cheesecake center, and is topped off with a vanilla cream cheese spread.
At 20, Topher Grace dropped out of USC to star on the hit TV show "That '70s Show." During that time he also pursued a movie career, starring in both "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" and "In Good Company" in 2004. Read more...
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Topher Grace will present his new ’80s-themed movie, “Take Me Home Tonight,” at a free CEC sneak screening tonight in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
These days, we expect all our newfangled gadgets to multi-task. But some students prefer old-school technology, and they're not alone "“ USA Today reports that the fastest-selling music format last year was records. Daily Bruin Film and TV Editor Alex Goodman finds out that there are lots of things you can do with vinyl. [2:32]
"Long Story Short: Old-school vinyl records aren’t going out of style"Chris Walker began collecting the Pink Floyd discography on vinyl when he was a freshman in high school. Read more...
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Fourth-year linguistics and philosophy student Taylor Inouye has a collection of about 60 or 70 records. Inouye was initiated into the vinyl culture when his brother bought him a record player for a high school graduation gift.
Lady Gaga has made a name for herself as a trailblazer in pop music "“ wearing a dress made of meat has a way of doing that. But recently she’s found herself in a sticky situation with her latest single, “Born This Way.” Critics contend Gaga is copying Madonna. But reporter Melissa Chiong explains that it’s only recently that we’ve been begun expecting originality from our artists. [4:05]
"Long Story Short: For Lady Gaga and others, is a little imitation all that bad?"In 1968, Andy Warhol predicted that, "in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." The quote spoke knowingly to the ephemeral nature of celebrity in this culture, its fickleness and its shallowness. Read more...
