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(date: 2024-01-28 10:59:53)


Checking In On The Atmospheric River Coming To SoCal This Week

date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: The LAist

The outline of what the storms will bring is taking shape.

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The Art Along The Metro K Line Tells LA’s Stories. Find Out How They Were Made

date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: The LAist

Metro’s Here: Arts & Culture Along the K exhibit at the Museum of African American Art in Baldwin Hills highlights the making of each public art piece on Metro’s newest line.

https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/the-art-along-the-metro-k-line-tells-la-s-stories-find-out-how-they-were-made Save to Pocket


The Film Industry Is Starting to Recover From Last Year’s Strikes, But Progress Has Been Slow

date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: The LAist

Even with the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike last December, filming didn’t pick back up in time to make up for historically low levels of filming in the fourth quarter of 2023.

https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/the-film-industry-is-starting-to-recover-from-last-years-strikes-but-progress-has-been-slow Save to Pocket


‘Hot Droughts’ Are Becoming More Common In The Arid West, New Study Finds

date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: The LAist

Scientists looked at trees to better understand the interplay between temperatures and droughts in the Western U.S. Human-caused climate change is exacerbating both.

https://laist.com/news/hot-droughts-are-becoming-more-common-in-the-arid-west-new-study-finds Save to Pocket


UCLA gymnastics sets season-high score in home opener against Washington

date: 2024-01-28, from: The Daily Bruin (UCLA Student Newspaper)

As Chae Campbell landed her double tuck dismount on floor, scraps of paper resembling confetti were thrown in the air. The senior’s 9.95 on floor – tying a team high as a part of the Bruins’ 49.625 event score – closed out Saturday night’s home opener at Pauley Pavilion.

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UCLA men’s basketball’s 22-4 run in the first half powers it past USC

date: 2024-01-28, from: The Daily Bruin (UCLA Student Newspaper)

This post was updated Jan. 28 at 3:05 a.m.  The Bruins were facing a deficit when two players entered the game and caused the tide to turn.  Freshmen forward Devin Williams and center Aday Mara, who average 3.2 and 11.7 minutes per game, respectively, spurred UCLA’s guards to accelerate onto a 22-4 run thanks to their height in the paint.  “Aday and Devin really changed the rhythm of the game,” said coach Mick Cronin.

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Queer Creative Writing Space enables LGBTQ+ writers to express themselves freely

date: 2024-01-28, from: The Daily Bruin (UCLA Student Newspaper)

For over a year, the LGBTQ Campus Resource Center has been hosting a creative writing space. This quarter, it has shifted from focusing on specific writing topics to teaching creative writing more broadly.

https://dailybruin.com/2024/01/27/queer-creative-writing-space-enables-lgbtq-writers-to-express-themselves-freely/ Save to Pocket


Contagious Kindness Project uses social media to showcase acts of altruism

date: 2024-01-28, from: The Daily Bruin (UCLA Student Newspaper)

While people tend to shy away from contagious things, for the Bedari Kindness Institute’s Contagious Kindness Project, contagiousness is something to embrace – maybe in the form of a literal hug.

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