This post was updated March 5 at 8:21 p.m. “Are we in the right place?” is what we thought to ourselves as we approached the gate of what seemed to be someone’s house. Read more...
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March 3, 2:03 pm
Liu’s Cafe opens Westwood location offering Taiwanese, Hong Kong cuisine
This post was updated March 5 at 8:33 p.m. The crackle of fried French toast and the heat of spicy wontons will greet customers in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The interior of Liu’s Cafe in Westwood is pictured. The second outpost of the viral Koreatown restaurant opened its doors Feb. 13 with a relatively quiet launch. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
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March 3, 2:02 pm
Emma Wu documents UCLA journey through food with popular Instagram account
This post was updated March 5 at 8:39 p.m. The search for where to eat is no longer dictated by Google – instead, for UCLA students, it starts with a scroll through Emma Wu’s Instagram account. Read more...
Photo: Emma Wu stands in Wilson Plaza holding a salad bowl from Epicuria at Ackerman. Wu has amassed over 3,700 followers on her food Instagram account @eatingwuu, where she shares her food adventures and dining choices. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 6:40 pm
Film review: New ‘Wuthering Heights’ offers frustrating, stunning interpretation
Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of abuse and a miscarriage that some readers may find disturbing. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” does not adapt Emily Brontë’s classic novel, but dissects, discards and ultimately rebuilds it into something deeply human. Read more...
Photo: Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff (left) and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw (right) stand together in dark outfits with solemn looks on their faces. Director Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” adapts Emily Brontë’s classic novel though ultimately rebuilds it into something distinct. (Courtesy of the New York Times)
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February 24, 2:47 pm
Second Take: Super Bowl LX ads fumbled with heavy AI use, troubling messages
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:23 p.m. Super Bowl LX? More like Super Bowl AI. Of the 66 commercials that aired during this year’s Super Bowl, 15 of them featured artificial intelligence. Read more...
Photo: (Animation by Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
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February 24, 2:25 pm
Theater review: Flawed foundation, confused goals cause ‘Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia’ to fall short
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:28 p.m. “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” is a valentine, a dialectic and a seance, but it is not quite sure which one to believe in. Read more...
Photo: Marianna Gailus as Sylvia Plath (left) and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes (right) pose intimately with their foreheads pressed together. Written by Beth Hyland, the award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 4. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
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February 24, 11:45 am
Laughter is the Cure hosts comedy show to raise funds for UCLA children’s hospital
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:13 p.m. Laughter is medicine, and not all doctors wear white coats. Laughter is the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting hospitalized children through live stand-up comedy, held its latest production Saturday at the Lyric Hyperion, a theater in Silver Lake. Read more...
Photo: Morgan Jay stands on stage playing a guitar. On Saturday, the comedian headlined a Laughter is the Cure comedy show, a production that planned to donate all proceeds to children residing in UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)