Monday, June 30

UCLA student crafts knitting business as way of giving back to community

For Sydney Flamm, kindness is one stitch away. After learning to crochet and knit through school clubs and YouTube tutorials, the third-year sociology student said she decided to open her own business, Syd’s Knits. Read more...

Photo: Third-year sociology student Sydney Flamm crochets and knits sweaters with others in mind. Inspired to turn her hobby into a business that gives back, she crafts beanies and plushies, donating the proceeds or a duplicate item to charity. (Courtesy of Sydney Flamm)



Student dishes out lighthearted restaurant reviews on Instagram food blog

Sarah Wang’s culinary captions lead to lighthearted laughs. The third-year communication student runs an Instagram page where she posts and rates dishes from various restaurants she visits, spanning Los Angeles to Taiwan. Read more...

Photo: Third-year communication student Sarah Wang is sharing her love of food through reviews. After starting a food Instagram inspired by her heritage, she said she has been pushed to try new dishes and step outside of her comfort zone. (Photo by Megan Cai/Daily Bruin. Photo Illustration by Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)


Alumni appear in Singing Revolution musical, discuss parallels to modern times

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 11:45 p.m. In the midst of political division and turmoil, “Singing Revolution: The Musical” is telling a story of peace. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Alumni Thomas Hollow, Kelsey Lee Smith and Anthony Marciona star in the musical retelling of the Estonian independence movement, “Singing Revolution: The Musical.” (Photos courtesy of Joel D. Castro, JBC Images and Lisa Bevis. Photo illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)




Film review: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ bewitches audiences with striking sound, set design

Something remarkable this way comes. Director Joel Coen of the Coen brothers adapts one of Shakespeare’s famed plays to the big screen in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Released in theaters Dec. Read more...

Photo: Denzel Washington (left) and Frances McDormand (right) play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” (Courtesy of Alison Cohen Rosa)