Saturday, May 23

Arts

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May 19, 5:05 pm

TFT hosts Asian and Pacific Islander Film Night with student, alumni short films

From a Koreatown karaoke bar to Mojave highways, five short films celebrating the Asian and Pacific Islander community arrived at UCLA on May 8. The annual API Film Night returned for its fourth year at the James Bridges Theater, held by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...

Photo: Panelists are pictured sitting in a row on stage. The annual API Film Night, held by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, returned for its fourth year at the James Bridges Theater on May 8. (Purvi Singhania/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 19, 3:29 pm

UCLA’s Magic and Illusion Student Team mystifies audience at Spring Showcase

This post was updated May 21 at 8:32 p.m. MIST brought magic to the masses Monday evening. UCLA’s Magic and Illusion Student Team presented their Spring Showcase in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, filling nearly every seat at the group’s biggest on-campus event yet. Read more...

Photo: Members of MIST, the Magic and Illusion Student Team at UCLA, stand on stage at the club’s Spring Showcase. Ten student magicians and illusionists performed tricks and effects during the club’s nearly two hour long performance. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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May 18, 4:45 pm

Album review: Drake’s return on ‘ICEMAN,’ ‘MAID OF HONOUR’ and ‘HABIBTI’ is lukewarm

Drake is back with not just one album, but three. The artist had not dropped a solo album since 2023. That changed Friday with the simultaneous release of the previously teased “ICEMAN,” as well as “MAID OF HONOUR” and “HABIBTI.” Collectively, the three LPs include 43 fresh songs across 150 minutes of new music. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the album cover for one of Drake’s new albums, “ICEMAN.” The Canadian artist dropped three studio albums Friday, after not releasing a solo album since 2023. (Courtesy of OVO, under exclusive license to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 17, 3:32 pm

Alumnus Christina Curlee crafts some of the video game industry’s biggest titles

This post was updated May 20 at 12:33 a.m. Christina Curlee designs worlds – and her worlds are just getting bigger. The UCLA alumnus has spent the past seven years working as a video game designer for Insomniac Games. Read more...

Photo: Christina Curlee poses with her dog next to her in front of a wall with two crescent moons. The UCLA alumnus works as a video game designer for Insomniac Game and has worked on major projects such as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. (Courtesy of Christina Curlee)

Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 17, 2:18 am

Spring Sing 2026 showcases student artistry as ScatterTones, Synthesis win awards

This post was updated May 18 at 9:16 p.m. Spring air carried song into Royce Hall. With 12 acts throughout the night, Spring Sing returned to Royce Hall on Saturday night after taking place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center last year. Read more...

Photo: ScatterTones celebrates their Spring Sing win. The premier a cappella ensemble performed a rendition of RAYE’s “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

Arts, Music

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May 16, 5:48 pm

Spring Sing 2026: ScatterTones embraces individuality, brings “Scatt” sound to Spring Sing stage

The “Scatt” sound is making its way to the Spring Sing stage. For the first time since 2023, the student-led a cappella group ScatterTones will perform at Spring Sing today in Royce Hall. Read more...

Photo: Posing on a flight of stairs next to Ackerman Union are a few members of the premier a cappella group ScatterTones. The group will perform at Spring Sing 2026, their first time back in the annual competition since 2023. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 15, 6:11 pm

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson unpacks Nishnaabe stories, decolonization in new novel

This post was updated May 17 at 8:05 p.m. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson paints a clear map toward decolonization with her latest book. As part of a special speaker series, the UCLA American Indian Studies Center welcomed Simpson on Tuesday for a book talk and signing. Read more...

Photo: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson speaks with a microphone at a podium. The Indigenous Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author recently released her novel, “Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead.” (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


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