Since pressing her fingers on a piano and strumming a chord on his guitar at very young ages, Natalie Rose Brainin and Oskari Nurminen have felt a deeply rooted connection to performing, learning and listening to music. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Oskri Nurminen is a Finnish-born exchange student whose music has a flavor of Americana. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
Sitting at the wooden bar table in Donna Sophia Trattoria & Pizzeria, with a gentle smile, Angela Gullotta gazes at the giant windows facing Gayley Avenue that are gleaming under the mellow afternoon sunlight. Read more...
Photo: Donna Sophia is a family-run restaurant in Westwood, serving homemade-style Italian food and wine. (Nathan Vanderveer-Harris/Daily Bruin)
When general manager Briana Larrañaga comes into work, she likes to stand at the bar where she can watch people meet and, sometimes, even fall in love. Read more...
Photo: Barney’s Beanery, located on Broxton next to the Landmark Theater, offers a variety of food and drink options. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coming up with a good idea is only one of the 1,000 little things that makes Nancy Vu happy. And three years ago, Vu, now a first-year nursing student, came up with an idea. Read more...
When UCLA alumna Grace Lee met 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, she knew she had found something revolutionary. According to Lee, Boggs, a Chinese-American social activist, played a leading role in social movements that swept through Detroit during her lifetime, including the Black Power, Civil Rights, feminist and labor movements.Boggs’ rich history fascinated Lee – what was originally meant as a two-hour interview turned into a five-day conversation between Lee and Boggs. Read more...
Photo: Directed by UCLA alumna Grace Lee (right), “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs” explores the life and philosophy of Chinese-American activist Grace Lee Boggs (left), featuring the social movements in which Boggs played a role. (Courtesy of Grace Lee)
“About Last Night”Directed by Steve PinkScreen Gems1.0 / 5.0 paws It’s Valentine’s Day. You’re looking to take your date to a hilarious rom-com that will spark lively conversation about the exciting and preposterous love lives of fictional characters. Read more...
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Coming up with a good idea is only one of the 1,000 little things that makes Nancy Vu happy. And three years ago, Vu, now a first-year nursing student, came up with an idea. Read more...
Photo: First-year nursing student Nancy Vu, creator of the popular blog “Just Little Things,” is the author of a book that features Vu’s chronicles of the many little things that make people happy. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)
