Nico Young’s after-school skate session ended up on the cover of The New York Times Magazine. In 2016, the first-year art student’s high school photography teacher sent his photo essay project, which centered around his two friend groups, to The New York Times’ photo editors. Read more...

Photo: Nico Young, a first-year art student, said his favorite art medium is photography. When Young was in high school, he published a 12-page spread with The New York Times Magazine about life in high school through a high school student’s point of view. He then published is own photography book titled “Fire at School.” (Bilal Ismail Ahmed/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Organizers used an organic, vegan tamale to represent a fair, precolonial food system at Seed the Commons’ latest event Tuesday. The San Francisco-based organization hosted a food justice lecture Tuesday followed by a tamale-making workshop Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Seed the Commons, a San Francisco-based organization, hosted a food justice lecture Tuesday followed by a tamale-making workshop at UCLA. The lecture and workshop taught attendees about problems with the international food system by comparing it to precolonial Mesoamerican food models. (Alexandra Del Rosario/Daily Bruin)

Almost 500 vintage Hollywood costumes decorate Greg Schreiner’s house. The UCLA alumnus will showcase his collection for his musical, “Hollywood Revisited: A Glamorous Musical Theater Extravaganza,” in Palm Springs on Thursday as part of the city’s annual Modernism Week. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Greg Schreiner began collecting costumes in the early ’80s, acquiring pieces such as a sparkly gown worn by Ginger Rogers and a suit worn by Fred Astaire. He will showcase some of the costumes in his show, “Hollywood Revisited: A Glamorous Musical Theater Extravaganza.” (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)

Sholeh Wolpé said translating poetry is like the sky’s reflection in the sea – similar, but never exact. The process of transferring a poem from one language to another requires more than just direct translation, UCLA’s inaugural author-in-residence said. Read more...

Photo: Sholeh Wolpé, UCLA’s inaugural writer in residence, has translated the works of several Iranian poets. She said the process requires translators to maintain not only the meaning of a piece’s words but also the author’s intended message. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)