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January 25, 10:07 pm

UCLA club CosLA builds Bruin community of cosplayers

CosLA is creatively crafting community for Bruin cosplayers. The cosplay club at UCLA hosts socials and workshops for cosplayers of all backgrounds and experience levels. From quarterly group photoshoots at Royce Hall to off-campus socials, CosLA members bond through a shared passion for creating and wearing cosplays. Read more...

Photo: Members of CosLA stand in cosplay outside Royce Hall. The cosplay club at UCLA hosts socials and workshops for cosplayers of all experience levels to get involved with the community. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)

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January 24, 2:34 pm

Album Review: Ari Lennox’s “Vacancy” brings R&B to 2026 with sultry, upbeat songs

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 8:21 p.m. Ari Lennox is leaving no vacancy for R&B music in 2026. The neo soul songstress released her third album, “Vacancy,” on Friday – one of the first major R&B releases of the new year and her first LP since 2022’s “age/sex/location.” The 15-track, 51-minute album leans heavily upon Lennox’s past lyrical themes about sex and relationship woes while adopting a more jazzy sound than her previous work, complete with rich saxophone throughout. Read more...

Photo: Album cover for Ari Lennox’s “Vacancy” shows the artist lying sideways on a green couch. Lennox’s third studio album was released Jan 23, making it one of the first R&B projects of the year. (Courtesy of Interscope Records)


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