"Blackout." Describe the word without saying "alcohol," "electricity," "forget," "memory" or "power" and only speak in a squeaky, high voice. Read more...
Photo: Founded by UCLA students Kunal Patel and Akshat Keshan, Twisted Kicks is an adult party game that combines elements of Taboo and Cards Against Humanity to create its framework. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Paralleling the temperatures falling below Los Angeles’ typical 70 degrees, winter quarter often marks a slump in mood, grades and activities for many UCLA students. Although leaving hibernation – also known as a bed and Netflix account – seems daunting, the winter season does bring reasons to brave the outdoors. Read more...
‘Twas the season to be jolly. But now, as the last of the fa la la’s echo 2014 out the door, one may find him or herself left with an old copy of Charles Dickens from a best friend’s annual white elephant gift exchange or a frumpy, oversized sweater from Grandma that hasn’t made any good fashion statements since 1993. Read more...
Photo: Some presents given in the holiday season just don’t seem to work. For second-year business economics student Chau Quach, a frumpy, oversized sweater received over the holidays provides an opportunity for regifting. Donating unwanted clothes to Goodwill or Salvation Army as well as regifting presents to friends proves an answer for unwanted gifts. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Read more...
Photo: The specialty of Bottega Louie is a small sandwich cookie made from egg white with a filling of fruit or buttercream. Bottega Louie offers distinct flavors of these French-style macarons, including Earl Grey. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Now is the time of year when De Neve Dining Hall starts serving leftover turkey, water falls from the sky and winter break looms ominously over the student body. Read more...
Photo: Third-year psychology student Shannon Kanegawa (left) and first-year undeclared life sciences student Allison Cutshall (right) are among many students searching for the right gifts this holiday season. Daily Bruin A&E presents gift ideas from books and films sure to please every post-finals week college student. (Eu Ran Kwak/Daily Bruin)
After a long delay, one of Philip K. Dick’s unreal worlds just became slightly realer. Amazon has finished filming a pilot for an online ongoing series based off of Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle” after years of languishing in pre-production, including a canceled Syfy miniseries. Read more...
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There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...
