This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:33 p.m. Westwood’s new fashion icon is restyling UCLA. Owned by Masood Ahmad, Lucky Finds first opened Aug. 15, 2024. Read more...
Photo: Masood Ahmad poses outside of Lucky Finds with a Louis Vuitton bag. Ahmad is the founder of the Westwood vintage store, which opened last year. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 24 at 3:23 p.m. Laufey has worked out what makes love tick. Following the success of the 2023 Grammy Award-winning album “Bewitched,” the Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter released her heartfelt third studio album, “A Matter of Time,” on Aug. Read more...
Photo: Album cover of “A Matter of Time” shows an all-blue color scheme, with Laufey posing in front of a clock. The Grammy-winning singer released her third studio album on Aug. 22 (Courtesy of Vingolf Recordings under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.)
This post was updated Aug. 24 at 3:31 p.m. Warning: Spoilers for “The Night Ends with Fire” ahead. This summer, alumnus K. X. Song is heating up bookshelves with the thrilling sequel to her Mulan-inspired fantasy novel, “The Night Ends with Fire.” Song is a diaspora writer whose debut young adult novel, “An Echo in the City,” won the Freeman Book Award and was named a Best Book of 2023 by the Financial Times and Kirkus Reviews. Read more...
Photo: Author K. X. Song smiles for a photo. Her newest novel, “The Dragon Wakes with Thunder,” is the epic second installation in her duology, “The Dragon Spirit.” (Courtesy of Ruan Yunong)
Blending music and non-music students alike, Bruin Chamber Musicians brings melodic opportunity to campus. The student-run organization Bruin Chamber Musicians provides a space for students interested in performing chamber music in small ensembles. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruin Chamber Musicians pose for a photo on a stage. The student organization is catered to non-music students interested in playing in small ensembles. (Courtesy of Sophia Jin)
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:42 p.m. Michelle Huneven crafts an evocative tribute to her hometown in her latest novel, “Bug Hollow.” “Bug Hollow” is a tale of grief and drama following the lives of the Samuelson family in 1970s Altadena, California, after the death of their eldest son, Ellis. Read more...
Photo: Author Michelle Huneven poses in front of a house. The UCLA lecturer dedicated her latest novel, “Bug Hollow,” to her Altadena hometown. (Courtesy of Anne Fishbein)
This post was updated Sept. 8 at 11:15 p.m. The Getty’s newest exhibition shows there is nothing static about art. Running until Sept. 14, “Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking” explores the relationship between the two art mediums. Read more...
Photo: Visual illusion pen and ink, opaque watercolor and varnish piece appearing to be a table with printed pages on top. “Trompe L’oeil of a Tabletop with Dürer Prints and Printed Matter” by Maurice Roger is one of the works featured at the Getty’s new exhibition. (Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Spoon University at UCLA is cooking up tasty reviews, delicious recipes and a sense of community for Bruins. As a national online food publication, Spoon University allows students to publish articles about recipes, restaurant reviews and other food-related content, said Madelyn Zirlin, former co-president of the UCLA chapter. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of Spoon University at UCLA trying boba drinks at a club social. Spoon University publishes food-related content geared toward college students. (Courtesy of Spoon University UCLA)
