With just a tap of a finger, bLinkup promises to forge friendships that last a lifetime.

The app was founded in September 2018 by University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumnus, Will Bott, and University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus and Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Hasbani, with the purpose of connecting friends and fostering relationships.

Alexandra Overy is setting the fantasy genre ablaze.
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna released her debut novel, “These Feathered Flames,” on April 20.

This post was updated May 2 at 10:43 p.m.
With a 50-question survey, UCLA Marriage Pact pledges to find students’ perfect matches.
Originally launched at Stanford University, Marriage Pact is a student-run organization that runs student responses to a one-time online survey through a matchmaking algorithm to find their single most compatible peer.

Quarantine set a new stage for two UCLA Theater, Film and Television students – TikTok.
Equipped with spare time during the COVID-19 pandemic, TikTokers and second-year theater students Ana Nguyen and Andrew Luff found a virtual audience of millions through acting and being themselves.

Shokugeki BBQ takes the term “friendly neighborhood barbecue” to a whole new level.
Named after a word for a food war in a Japanese show, Shokugeki BBQ had its second pop-up event on Sunday in Westwood.

This post was updated April 25 6:12 p.m.
It’s never too late to reread an old classic.
The Hammer Museum’s new program series, “Revisiting Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man,’” begins Tuesday and runs every Tuesday until May 18.

By embodying multiple voices in her poetry, Alice Notley takes inclusivity to the max.
On Friday, the Center for the Study of Women virtually hosted Elline Lipkin’s talk, “Resist, Reframe, Insist: Alice Notley’s Poetics of Inclusion.” Based on her research for an article in “Northern American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Beyond Lyric and Language,” Lipkin covered the elements and themes of Notley’s work.