Thursday, April 2

Arts

Arts, Music

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April 11, 8:52 pm

Second Take: One Direction’s breakup was necessary to let its artists shine

My name is Linda and I am a former One Direction fan. More precisely, I am a former “Directioner,” a term used to describe the hysterical, pre-pubescent devotees of the British pop boy band that made international waves after competing in “The X Factor” in 2010. Read more...

Photo: Members of the pop boy band One Direction have gone their separate ways, pursuing solo projects after the release of the group’s fourth album. Most recently, Harry Styles released “Sign of the Times” on April 7. (Creative Commons photo by Eva Rinaldi via Flickr)

Arts, Lifestyle

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April 10, 10:59 pm

UC Davis professor offers taste of brewing business in online class

Charles Bamforth is known as the beer guy on the UC Davis campus. However, his nickname is not a result of his collegiate drinking habits, but of his dedication to the alcoholic beverage in the realm of academia. Read more...

Photo: UC Davis food science and technology professor Charlie Bamforth is opening up his “Introduction to Brewing and Beer” class, which he has taught at Davis for 15 years, to students at any UC school online. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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April 10, 10:58 pm

Alumni launch website, fax protest art to lawmakers to save arts funding

Los Angeles design studio Use All Five is bringing back the old-fashioned fax machine with its latest project “Artifax.” Participants select a work of art displayed on the Artifax website and fax a print of it to a local representative or member of Congress along with a personal message, said Levi Brooks, a co-founder of Use All Five. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Levi Brooks is a co-founder of the studio Use All Five. The studio created the project “Artifax” to fax messages to members of Congress about art budget cuts.(Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

Arts, Film & TV

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April 10, 8:45 pm

Grad student leaves engineering career to pursue filmmaking

This post was updated on April 11 at 3:22 p.m. Sining Xiang scored in the top 10 percent of China for his college entrance exams and studied electrical engineering at one of the top universities in China. Read more...

Photo: Film graduate student Si Ning Xiang studied engineering in China, worked in Silicon Valley for five years and then gave it up to attend the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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April 10, 8:44 pm

Restaurant review: Rocco’s Tavern

Large flat-screen televisions cover almost every inch of Rocco’s Tavern’s rustic brick walls, broadcasting baseball, basketball and hockey games. Last year, what was formerly O’Hara’s bar on the corner of Gayley and Weyburn avenues transformed into Rocco’s Tavern, a compact yet homey restaurant and bar nestled in Westwood Village. Read more...

Photo: (Sarah Ahern/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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April 10, 5:56 pm

Second Take: Pepsi ad diminishes efforts, struggles of police brutality protesters

It turns out all you need to end police brutality is to give a cop a can of Pepsi. A three-minute ad for the soda, which was released April 4, features Kendall Jenner abandoning her glamorous photo shoot for a protest outside. Read more...

Photo: Kendall Jenner starred in a new controversial Pepsi commercial that features her joining a protest and giving a police officer a Pepsi. (Pepsi Global via YouTube)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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April 9, 9:25 pm

A Taste for Adventure: Cow tongue, brain taste testing yields surprising results

Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Read more...

Photo: Run by brothers Miguel and Jorge Anaya, Pinches Tacos in Westwood sells a lengua, or cow tongue, taco. Salted and served with salsa, the lengua taco had a tofu-like consistency.(Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)


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