Stephen Kooshian brought the cool glass of beer to his lips while sitting in the noisy Manhattan Beach bar. The Sierra Nevada Pale Ale washed over his tastebuds, and Kooshian was shocked beer could taste so fresh. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Stephen Kooshian brewed his first batch of craft beer in his apartment while he as a UCLA student in 2008. He turned his love of beer into a business and launched Pacific Plate Brewing Company in 2011. (Courtesy of Stephen Kooshian)
Rocky Avalos is a fourth-year art student who specializes in costume design and makeup for UCLA student films. Daily Bruin Video talked to her on the set of a short film to learn about her unique character outfits and shocking special effects makeup. Read more...
Taiwanese-American Stephen Ou found a space that felt like home during his casual walk down Westwood Boulevard. Ou paused last November when he saw a sign for the Taiwan Academy Los Angeles, a small art gallery across the street from the Hammer Museum, he said. Read more...
Photo: Director of the Taiwan Academy in Westwood Village Bill Su-pao Chang, and alumnus and gallery assistant Stephen Ou display work by contemporary Taiwanese artists including Isa Ho and Hao Ni. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The Walt Disney Company has invited its first ever Polynesian princess into its animated ranks, but the tan-skinned, thick-haired girl has hardly attracted any attention in the midst of a controversy. Read more...
Photo: Some audiences claim Disney’s depiction of the character Maui (Dwayne Johnson) in the upcoming film “Moana” perpetuates stereotypes of Polynesian men as overweight. (Courtesy of Youtube)
The small Spanish town of Teruel turns into a 13th-century medieval city every February. For three days, its people wear medieval clothes and celebrate two lovers for a festival called Las Bodas de Isabel de Segura. Read more...
Photo: Lori Needleman took classes at UCLA before becoming a blogger and photographer, now based in Spain. (Courtesy of Lori Needleman)
Filmmaker Carlo Olivares Paganoni invited his mother and her friends from Mexico to cook for his short film, treating the cast and crew to home-cooked chicken chilaquiles, molletes, tacos, flan and arroz con leche. Read more...
Photo: Disney XD writer and producer Carlo Olivares Paganoni began his film career as a screenwriting student through UCLA Extension in 2008. (Courtesy of Cacá Santoro)
Tara Turnbull first thought of the idea for her play during a high school science class. She sat on a stiff stool at a long black lab table when a vision came to her: two students sitting on a hilltop, talking about life. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Tara Turnbull wrote, directed and produced “The Sunrise Club,” which tells the story of a group of students experiencing their last sunrise on Earth before moving to another planet. Turnbull said the plot was inspired by the impacts humans can have on Earth’s ecology and the possible consequences. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
