Watch as A&E columnist Andrew Warner prepares bread pudding topped with a scoop of ice cream and a dash of cinnamon. The recipe yields four servings. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Lee/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music, Podcasts
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February 7, 4:56 pm
Radio: Student shares passion for Balkan music
Daily Bruin Radio reporter Alana Mouchard met with Anna Kouchnerov, a fourth-year music performance student. Anna has used her time at UCLA to study classical violin at the Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 7, 12:00 am
Boulevard Bites: 8oz Poke floats above the rest with dynamic flavors, high-quality fish
Finding a delicious restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult among the city’s thousands of dining options. To help readers narrow down their search, the Daily Bruin will review restaurants located along main streets near UCLA each week. Read more...
Photo: West Hollywood’s 8oz Poke restaurant offers a choice between two, three or four scoops of fish. Once added to a bed of rice, the fish is paired with two sides and unlimited toppings and sauces. (Lindsay Weinberg/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Music
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February 6, 11:00 pm
Alum Nathan Kersey-Wilson composes life of activism through music
Nathan Kersey-Wilson and his roommates hosted open mic concerts from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. from the second floor of their apartment “Treehouse” in 2013. On Strathmore Drive, students and bands performed using a variety of instruments, including Middle Eastern ouds, Persian hand drums and classical violins as crowds danced into the night. Read more...
Photo: Ethnomusicology alumnus Nathan Kersey-Wilson plays saxophone, piano, flute, bass and guitar. His collaborators described him as having a carefree attitude in life, whether it’s performing in a pirate outfit or climbing trees before gigs. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Arts, Film & TV
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February 6, 8:59 pm
Theater alum helps cast, produce dystopian play ‘Future Sex, Inc.’
Misha Riley listened to theatrical pop and hip-hop numbers emanating from the 99-seat theater. He was sifting through tech rehearsal schedules and publicity statements before opening night. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Misha Riley was an assistant producer of the production “Future Sex, Inc.,” a hip-hop musical about a monopolistic company during a sex prohibition era. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 5, 9:37 pm
Student duo shares original comedy sketches on YouTube channel
A talking omelet is the last thing one might expect to find in a video titled “Phone Sex” with glossy red lips as the thumbnail. In the video, which has been viewed about 35,000 times, two girls running a phone sex business shock their customer when they imagine themselves as an omelet and falafel as part of the role play. Read more...
Photo: Students Sydney Heller (left) and Olivia DeLaurentis (right) run their “Barely Legal Comedy” Youtube channel in addition to their studies at UCLA. In their popular video “Phone Sex,” the duo portrays imaginative phone sex operators. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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February 5, 8:23 pm
Grad student melds Arab, Hollywood culture through filmmaking
Hanadi Elyan works in Melnitz Hall on an original short film, but about 8,400 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, filmmakers hired by her roll out film projects for her clients. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Hanadi Elyan (left) and her husband Nathan Bennett (right) run the film production company Reel Arab Productions out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though they are currently living Los Angeles while Elyan finishes film school at UCLA. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)