Tuesday, May 5

Mother in Law’s Kimchi adds flavor to American food culture

There is a family secret behind UCLA alumna Lauryn Chun’s booming kimchi business, but she and her mother aren’t telling. “I cannot tell you,” Chun’s mother, Young Ja, said. Read more...

Photo: Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish of fermented radish and cabbage that Chun and her mother sold in her mother’s restaurant, Jang Mo Gip. Inspired by the restaurant’s name, Korean for “mother-in-law,” Chun named her business Mother-in-Law’s Kimchi.


Trending Now: Students leaps ahead of stores in high-waisted trend

Like history, fashion trends tend to repeat themselves. Wearing high-waisted bottoms is simply one of the many trends that continues to resurface over time. High-waisted bottoms first came to be in the 1940s, when more women gradually entered the work force and traditional pants as well as skirts were seen as too revealing. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Amy Lee A trend most prominent in the 1980s, high-waisted shorts have made a revival both on the fashion runways and on campus today.




UCLA grad solves yoga dilemma with her business

Ashley Cintas was struggling to clean her yoga mat after a month of outdoor yoga classes had left it a breeding ground for bacteria. Frustrated that she would have to buy a new one, Cintas started to think of an alternative solution to her problem. Read more...

Photo: Inspired by her struggle in keeping her yoga mats clean, UCLA alumna Ashley Cintas created Kosha Covers, a yoga mat cover and accessories company.


Academy Award nominations: Live-action short films

Every year, the works chosen for the three Academy Award categories for short films are among the most overlooked of the year’s Oscar selections. Aside from those usually coupled with Pixar films and the rare popular YouTube short, the majority of pieces go on unseen and unheard of by the general public. Read more...


Academy Award nominations: Animated short films

Every year, the works chosen for the three Academy Award categories for short films are among the most overlooked of the year’s Oscar selections. Aside from those usually coupled with Pixar films and the rare popular YouTube short, the majorityof pieces go on unseen and unheard of by the general public. Read more...