With the COVID-19 pandemic, many have seen a drastic change in how and where they consume entertainment. While movie theaters have been the more prominent mode of content consumption compared to streaming services in the past, the latter seems to have caught up, if not exceeded, in relevance lately. Read more...
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January 5, 6:18 pm
‘The Bachelor’ season 25 recap – episode 1
If you blend a vibrator, broken records and a sprinkle of love, you get the 25th premiere of “The Bachelor.” Just two weeks after “The Bachelorette” finale, the new season of “The Bachelor” premiered Monday on ABC. Read more...
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December 12, 3:13 pm
‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 recap – episode 7: ‘Chapter 15: The Believer’
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Unmasking a Mandalorian is no easy task, but the season’s penultimate episode has much to reveal. Following the emotional rollercoaster of last week’s downer episode, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) calls upon an old adversary before he can save Grogu from the clutches of Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). Read more...
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December 11, 5:52 pm
Book review: ‘Ready Player Two’ falters with repetitive plot, troubling undertones
Welcome to the OASIS, where “The Silmarillion” is biblical and Depeche Mode is your “Personal Jesus.” Here, a pouty-in-pink Molly Ringwald bums cigarettes off velour-clad versions of her younger self, who all take turns cursing John Hughes to the rhythm of his IBM Selectric typewriter; a greased-up Rizzo dukes it out with the Polka King of the Midwest in the Chicago ‘burbs; Ferris Bueller scales the final fourth-wall and never takes a day off. Read more...
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December 11, 2:55 pm
Album review: Long story short, Taylor Swift gives fans an unexpected gold rush in ‘evermore’
Taylor Swift revealed Thursday that the land of folklore would be expanded evermore. The songwriter put her lyrical prowess to the test in a stripped-back, surprise alternative album with “folklore” in July. Read more...
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December 11, 11:17 am
Required Taste: Exploring the biological and cultural roots of a love for sweet treats
Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...
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December 10, 8:38 pm
Professors 101: Jennifer Jay motivates students to combat environmental, sustainability issues
UCLA is home to some of the world’s leading researchers and experts – better known to students as professors. It’s time to tap into the knowledge and wisdom UCLA professors have to offer. Read more...
Photo: Civil and environmental engineering professor Jennifer Jay has been teaching and researching at UCLA for the last 18 years. Along with conducting her own research on antibiotic resistance and how food systems affect the environment, she also finds fulfillment while advising her students with their work relating to sustainability. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)