Wednesday, April 29

Love | Hate: Will the “Clue” film remake go down well or not?

“Clue” is a quintessential piece of any household’s board game cabinet. However, it’s not essential to the average homeowner’s movie library – but perhaps that’s about to change. Read more...

Photo: The 1985 film “Clue” became a cult classic after it initially flopped at its box office opening. The film tells the story of six random people who attend a dinner in a mysterious house, during which several murders occur. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)


Bar necessities: Culver Hotel bar

Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: (Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin)


Bruin Vinyl club hopes to create haven for vintage music buffs

Growing up, Austin Berke never paid much attention to the piles of classic rock records stored in his family garage – his father told him the records were probably all water-damaged. Read more...

Photo: Ryan Freeman, a second-year marine biology student, is a member of Bruin Vinyl, a new UCLA club centered around students’ passion for vinyl records. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


New faculty member encourages students to use dance for self-expression

Kyle Abraham has danced from Brooklyn to Paris – but this year, he will be calling UCLA home base. Abraham joined the faculty of the world arts and cultures/dance department this year. Read more...

Photo: Kyle Abraham joined the world arts and culture/dance faculty this year. The founder of Abraham.In.Motion, he bends dance to add a political angle to his work. (Courtesy of Steven Schreiber)


Second Take: Solange’s album drop a product of new era of cross-media releases

Solange Knowles quietly dropped her latest album over the weekend, but her artwork did not go unnoticed. The younger of the Knowles sisters won the internet by pairing her new album, “A Seat at the Table,” with a digital art book of poetry and photos that celebrates black beauty and confronts the realities of contemporary black struggles. Read more...

Photo: Solange Knowles released her new album “A Seat at the Table” on Friday, following the trend of adding multimedia that goes beyond the music to market the artist’s brand. (Courtesy of Solange Knowles)


Alumna captures LA’s pigeon rolling community in new documentary

More than 50 men stood at street level with their heads raised and eyes trained on the sky. For a brief moment it was empty, until a flock of pigeons swarmed into sight, falling and twirling in somersaulting free falls. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Milena Pastreich spent five years filming her first documentary “Pigeon Kings” about pigeon fanatics in South Central Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Milena Pastreich)


‘Project Runway: Junior’ alum creates unisex fashion line

The first design Matt Sarafa ever brought to life was a blue satin dress for his mother. “It was literally awful,” Sarafa said. “It looked like Princess Elsa from ‘Frozen,’ but like on crack.” His mother, Tina Sarafa, on the other hand considers the dress a treasure. Read more...

Photo: First-year student Matt Sarafa released his first fashion line, called Hot Me$$, on Sept. 14. The line includes unisex bomber jackets and camouflage shirts. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)