Thursday, October 1

Album Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Encore’ is a personal, catchy add to ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 8:17 p.m. A showgirl never leaves the stage without an encore. Taylor Swift released “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” the deluxe edition of her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday, featuring four new tracks. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the album cover of “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.” The deluxe edition of Taylor Swift’s 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl” was released Friday. (Courtesy of 2026 Taylor Swift)


This UCLA English student is spinning sweet tales as a middle grade fiction author

This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:18 p.m. Reading and writing are often solitary pastimes, but for Nikki Stampfl, these hobbies helped her build an online community. Read more...

Photo: Nikki Stampfl, a fourth-year English student, smiles and poses in front of trees. Stampfl shares her literary interests and writing process behind her middle grade fantasy novel, “The Key to the Cupcake Kingdom,” on her Instagram account @nikkiswritingjournal. (Courtesy of Nikki Stampfl)


SCA hosts Royce Welcome Concert to kick off school year, features student musicians

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 8:11 p.m. Heart-filling ballads enchanted Royce Hall Terrace on Tuesday. The Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA hosted the Royce Welcome Concert to kick off the school year and welcome newly admitted students. Read more...

Photo: TYLON holds the mic while performing at the Royce Welcome Concert on Tuesday. The event was hosted by Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Preserving Legacies: UCLA’s digitized Tim Curry interview brings new insights

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 2:05 p.m. On Feb. 5, 1988, Tim Curry took the stage at a UCLA Campus Events Commission event for a Q&A with students. Read more...

Photo: Tim Curry, who accumulated over 200 stage and screen credits across a 60-year career, is pictured. Curry participated in a recorded interview and discussion at UCLA on Feb. 5, 1988. (Courtesy of the UCLA Irv and Xiaoyan Drasnin Communication Archive)


Restaurant Review: Matcha, match-nah – CITEADRINKS is a poor replacement for Junbi

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 8:23 p.m. Westwood’s latest matcha spot fails to deliver the premium quality it promises. CITEADRINKS, a cafe with locations in San Gabriel and Rowland Heights, soft-opened in Westwood on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are CITEADRINKS’s Einspanner Matcha Latte, Citeas Tofu Pudding Black Tea Latte and Banana Matcha Latte. Located on Weyburn Avenue, CITEADRINKS hosted its grand opening Monday. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)


2016 called: Bruin Bash 2026 answered with Swae Lee, Kid Ink and KYLE

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 8:13 p.m. Bruin Bash brought throwback tracks to the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Monday night.  Days before the start of fall quarter, students packed LATC for the sold-out annual concert, which featured headliner Swae Lee, openers Kid Ink and KYLE, along with DJ Nebula Star. Read more...

Photo: Swae Lee smiles on stage while holding a microphone. The rapper and singer headlined Bruin Bash on Monday night. (Purvi Singhania/Assistant Photo editor)