Many eateries in and around Westwood have put their personal spin on the time-honored tradition of celebrating birthdays at restaurants. Read more...
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Barney’s Beanery offers a variety of desserts students can order for their birthdays, including this chocolate baby Bundt cake.
He was behind the camera when Jason Biggs got it on with an apple dessert in the 1999 hit "American Pie." He made sure Chris Rock was properly lit for his resurrection in the 2001 comedy "Down To Earth." And this spring quarter, cinematographer Richard Crudo will pass on his know-how and tricks of the trade to UCLA students as the 2011 Kodak Cinematographer in Residence. Read more...
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Cinematographer Richard Crudo speaks at a question and answer session after the screening of his film “American Buffalo” on Monday at James Bridges Theater.
For UCLA alumnna and choreographer Lenora Lee, dance is not only a physical vehicle of expression, but also a means of exploring history and understanding her cultural background. Read more...
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Lenora Lee (right) performs in her dance production “Passages.” She will discuss and perform excerpts from the piece at Glorya Kaufman Hall today.
Courtesy of Tim Richards
Walking around in a pair of white go-go boots during rehearsal, second-year theater student Marco Ramos was unfamiliar with dressing in feminine attire. Read more...
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(From left) Robby Dyess and Max Hamilton rehearse for their roles as Mark Cohen and Roger Davis, respectively, in the theater department’s production of “Rent” at Freud Playhouse.
A man made of Legos is fishing. The filmmaker takes a picture. He changes the Lego man's position just slightly. Read more...
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Zach Macias’ film “Stranger than Fishin’,” a film featured in the Office of Residential Life and Campus Events Commission’s Shorts on the Hill, uses Legos to tell its story.
Courtesy of ZACH MACIAS
Do you remember the first CD you ever bought? I'm not talking about the one you downloaded on iTunes or burned from a friend, but the first one you actually got up off your bum for and went to the record store to get "“ when the click wasn't from a mouse but from the plastic ring you carefully plucked your shiny new polycarbonate prize from. Read more...
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Customers sift through old posters on Record Store Day at Amoeba Music. The annual Record Store Day celebrates independently owned record stores in the United States and abroad and has been running since 2007.
Courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHER–SOLTES
On Dec. 10, 1997 environmental and social justice advocate Julia Butterfly Hill first climbed up the California redwood tree named Luna to save it from being logged in Humboldt County. Read more...
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Environmental advocate Julia Butterfly Hill will speak about environmental issues and sustainability today with actress Daryl Hannah of “Splash” and “Kill Bill” today at 7 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (courtesy of Shaun Walker)
