Follow along as A&E columnist Andrew Warner prepares a vegan sweet potato curry using just a rice cooker. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Lee/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 18, 12:00 am
Dorm Dining: Despite overflow setback, rice cooker curry successful
Life on the Hill doesn’t exactly allow ample opportunity for experimentation with cooking, leading to a routine diet at the dining halls. Over the course of the quarter, columnist Andrew Warner sets out to break the culinary monotony of dorm life, armed with a rice cooker and a few pantry staples. Read more...
Photo: Cutting up all the vegetables proved to be the most difficult step in the curry-making process.(Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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January 18, 12:00 am
Alum transforms film-narrating experience into creative passion
When Dallas King’s mother brought him to the movie theaters as a child, he was tasked with more than just finding the right seat and the right-sized popcorn. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Dallas King had to interpret movies for his mother when she took him to movie theaters as a child. He explained the movies to her scene by scene because of her blindness. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Music
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January 18, 12:00 am
Brothers plug students into music industry through sessions with artists
The Music Industry Committee at UCLA’s office hours aren’t held by professors – instead, they’re led by chart-topping musicians. Thursday, MIC at UCLA will host DJ Kaskade at Schoenberg Hall as part of the club’s six-part Office Hours series, which brings artists to campus to answer students’ questions about succeeding in the music business, said MIC co-founder David Brik. Read more...
Photo: The Music Industry Committee at UCLA will feature DJ Kaskade in its upcoming Office Hours session at Schoenberg Hall. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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January 17, 12:00 am
Q&A: Alum, casting director Tamara Hunter discusses work on ‘Hidden Figures’
Tamara Hunter casts characters who are capable of extraordinary feats. She’s worked in the casting department on such films as “The Avengers” and “Guardians of the Galaxy.” But for “Hidden Figures” she assembled a cast to play the mathematicians behind the task that was once considered impossible – sending a man into space. Read more...
Photo: Tamara Hunter worked on the casting of Golden Globe-nominated film “Hidden Figures,” a story about three mathematicians who defied race and gender boundaries. (Courtesy of Tamara Hunter)
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 17, 12:00 am
Boulevard Bites: Hamasaku boasts quality sushi, vibrant presentation
Finding a delicious restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult among the city’s thousands of dining options. To help readers narrow down their search, the Daily Bruin will review restaurants located along main street boulevards near UCLA each week. Read more...
Photo: At the restaurant Hamasaku, The Green Dragon sushi features six rolls with a spicy tuna center, topped with avocado, soy paper and sweet soy. The roll is just one of many premium rolls that Hamasaku offers its customers. (Nate Nickolai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 17, 12:00 am
Collecting Creatives: Student fuses ceramics, dance to unveil the complexities of identity
Timna Naim wears masks during dance performances not to hide but to celebrate self-identity. A fourth-year world arts and cultures/dancestudent, Naim has combined dance and ceramics as a vehicle for expressing their self-identity as an Israeli-American genderqueer gay male-bodied individual, they said. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance student Timna Naim (pictured) added foam masks to their performance pieces, instead of clay, by collaborating with faculty member Kevin Myers. Naim used the masks to combine visual arts with bodily movement like contemporary dance and was inspired by Habonim Dror, a Jewish summer camp, which Naim attended from 2006 to 2012. (Justine Sto. Tomas/Video producer)