Through sweet potato pancakes and Al Green songs, Kennedy Ryan tells a love story that readers will never want to let go. Released Nov. 15, the author’s newest romance novel, “Before I Let Go,” follows Yasmen and Josiah, a couple who are forced to face two familial losses within the span of a week, leading to the dissolution of their marriage. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 30 at 8:47 p.m. Mona Moshfegh is taking things slow with her new small business. The fourth-year Japanese language and culture and psychobiology student is the artist behind two small businesses, Onsen Soup and Slow Bump. Read more...
Photo: Wearing a necklace with a turquoise pendant, Mona Moshfegh stands in front of greenery. The fourth-year student runs two small businesses, Onsen Soup and Slow Bump, on Instagram. (Evangeline Bodhuri/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 8:44 p.m. Kayla Murillo is stringing culture and business together. The second-year sociology student said she uses her business, Pulseritas by Kayla, as an opportunity to connect with her customers and her Mexican heritage by crafting handmade jewelry. Read more...
Photo: Kayla Murillo stands and smiles under a tree. The second-year sociology student runs Pulseritas by Kayla, a small business that sells bracelets. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
“God of War” just picked up another upgrade. Released on Nov. 9, “God of War Ragnarök” matches the superb quality of its 2018 predecessor, “God of War,” by crafting an intricate and satisfying narrative for its characters while expanding on the already-diverse world modeled after Norse mythology. Read more...
Photo: Released on November 9, “God of War Ragnarok” is a champion of graphics and gameplay. (Courtesy of Santa Monica Studio)
In the Sicilian sandbox, the web of relationships grows more complex. The fourth episode of the second season of “The White Lotus” follows each character and their individual issues as they become more entangled with each other at the Sicilian resort. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Beatrice Granno, Adam DiMarco and Simona Tabasco stand among a Sicilian beach landscape. Episode four of HBO’s “The White Lotus” premiered Nov. 20. (Courtesy of HBO)
Tosa Two Heart is wearing her community’s hearts on her sleeves and is hoping others will too. Alumnus Two Heart is exploring new niches in fashion by incorporating traditional Lakota designs into modern clothes. Read more...
Photo: Tosa Two Heart (right) has several designs inspired by Native American culture, including the umbrella shown on the left. The alumnus said she sees art as a way of honoring her Lakota heritage. (Courtesy of Tosa Two Heart)
Maya Rose Dittloff is embracing Native tradition on the path toward increased representation in film. The alumnus’s short film “Dogwood,” which was presented at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in October, tells the story of a young girl named Rose Home Gun as she embarks on a treacherous mission to gather medicinal plants. Read more...
Photo: Three girls walk along a field in alumnus Maya Rose Dittloff’s film “Dogwood.” Presented at the imagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, the short follows Rose Home Gun as she goes on an adventure to harvest medicinal plants. (Courtesy of Dogwood)
