Monday, April 6

Common Book zine workshop revives medium, sparks student creativity

Julia Glassman picked up the first two chapters of Thi Bui’s “The Best We Could Do” when they were being sold at the L.A. Zine Fest four years ago. Read more...

Photo: The zine-making workshop was inspired by this year’s common book,”The Best We Could Do,” by Thi Bui. Students at the workshop used scissors, markers and magazines to create their own booklets. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)




Restaurant review: New boba cafe gives customers sweet taste of picturesque matcha drinks

Koala T Cafe has a new boba rival in Westwood. Located on Weyburn Avenue next to Tomodachi Sushi, Sip offers a selection of milk teas, matcha-infused beverages and matcha-based snacks. Read more...

Photo: Westwood’s newest boba shop Sip offers a pleasant range of milk teas, matcha beverages and matcha-infused snacks. The Daily Bruin’s Anushka Jain particularly enjoyed the shop’s white chocolate matcha, but found the lychee oolong milk tea to be overwhelmingly sweet. (Manpreet Grewal/Daily Bruin)


LCC Theatre Company hosts Valentine’s Day show parodying romantic tropes

On Valentine’s Day students can choose between “Fifty Shades Freed” and “Fifty Shades of Comedy,” but only one features vampire boyfriends. On Wednesday, Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company and Shenanigans Comedy Club will perform love-based segments in “Fifty Shades of Comedy.” The Valentine’s Day show, which will take place in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, will bring comedy to the holiday by mocking romantic genres and cliches, said producer Drew Tran. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Elijah Lang and third-year linguistics and psychology student Mars Holscher star in “Murderer, I Hardly Know Her.” The skit ridicules the monologue-ridden genre of film noir, Lang said. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)



Women comics break the conventions of comedy genre at ‘Ladies’ Night’

Three women impatiently waited in line for a bathroom at Chili’s, and in the midst of their distress and shared pains, forged a strong bond – except one of them wasn’t there for the bathroom at all. Read more...

Photo: Javay Frye first performed at the comedy show “Ladies’ Night” in September. She said a mostly female cast and audience allows her to talk about topics pertaining to womanhood amongst other women. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)



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