Tuesday, December 16

Restaurant Review: Boondocks Coffee Roasters offers taste of Filipino culture with specialty drinks

Westwood’s newest coffee pop-up shop, Boondocks Coffee Roasters, is brewing a name for itself through its specialty coffee drinks. Formerly a coffee pop-up, this family-owned shop took residency in a Live Bash space two months ago on Broxton Avenue. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is a person in a green sweater, holding a cup of coffee with a cream top. Emil Vanta, the founder of Boondocks, said the business was established more than three years ago after learning more about the art of coffee beans during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Ron Mallari)


Album review: Bon Iver breaks from melancholy with introspection, fresh sounds on ‘SABLE, fABLE’

This post was updated April 13 at 7:41 p.m. Bon Iver is exploring new shades of emotion in characteristically strong form on “SABLE, fABLE.” The indie folk group released its fifth studio album, the 42-minute “SABLE, fABLE,” on Friday. Read more...

Photo: A black square is surrounded by a salmon-colored border on the cover of Bon Iver’s new album “SABLE, fABLE.” Released Friday, the indie folk band’s fifth full-length project features 13 songs and follows 2019’s Grammy-nominated “i,i.” (Courtesy of Jagjaguwar)



Restaurant review: Bruin Bowl Malatang’s lack of tang leaves much to be desired

This post was updated April 10 at 7:28 p.m. Bruin Bowl Malatang fails in its first impression, and it struggles to leave a lasting one. Offering build-your-own hot pot bowls in a dubiously decorated space, Bruin Bowl Malatang quietly opened in Westwood in March. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the wall art inside of Bruin Bowl Malatang in Westwood. The restaurant offers build-your-own hot pot bowls. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)


Daniela Huerta thinks outside the Letterboxd in film-focused podcast

This post was updated April 10 at 7:24 p.m. Daniela Huerta is unboxing people’s personalities one film at a time. The fourth-year political science student – who is also known as DJ frootgummie – is host to the UCLA Radio show “Letterboxd Unboxed,” an hourlong podcast that dissects guests’ four favorite movies. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Huerta leaning against a table in a light blue top and dark blue jeans. The UCLA Radio show airs for one hour every week. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)



From A to Zine: Printed Matter Society explores creative mediums, DIY art

At Printed Matter Society, paper holds memory. The club deals in collages, bookbinding, printed photography and, most prominently, zines. These handmade, noncommercial issues are curated from original or appropriated images and text to encapsulate the artist’s vision in booklet form. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are three students who are in the Printed Matter Society club at UCLA working on crafts. Printed Matter Society deals in collages and zines among various other craft mediums. (Courtesy of Printed Matter Society)



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