Sunday, November 15

Live from UCLA, it’s Westwood Night Live: Student comedy show returns for more

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 8:08 p.m. A student-produced comedy show turned UCLA’s everyday absurdities into Friday evening entertainment. Undergraduate Students Association Council President Jayha Buhs Jackson took the stage at Westwood Night Live’s second production. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council President Jayha Buhs Jackson speaks into a microphone and stands on stage with the cast of Westwood Night Live. The second iteration of the student-led comedy show took place Friday. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)


Kings of Leon leave the roaring guitars in the rearview on ‘O My Beloved’

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 8:48 p.m. Kings of Leon trade days spent in a flashy tour bus for a crisp autumnal evening cruise on “O My Beloved,” with softened vocals and nostalgia riding shotgun. Read more...

Photo: An ocean skyline is pictured on the cover of “O My Beloved,” the first self-recorded and self-produced album by Kings of Leon, released Friday. (Courtesy of 2026 LoveTap Records, LLC, Distributed by Virgin Music Group)


UCLA Library’s Typewriter Extravaganza drafts analog opportunity for community

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 4:54 p.m. For once, the loudest voices in the library belonged to machines. The Type-In at the Library: Typewriter Extravaganza invited visitors to trade screens for paper at the Charles E. Read more...

Photo: An Underwood Standard typewriter is pictured. The Type-In at the Library: Typewriter Extravaganza invited visitors to trade screens for paper at the Charles E. Young Research Library. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


‘Wicker’ writers talk weaving together romance and history at post-screening Q&A

Writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson reimagined romance for a world without any during a post-screening Q&A for their newest film, “Wicker,” on Sunday. The Cinemas Los Angeles hosted the Q&A with the directorial couple to discuss “Wicker,” which released Oct. Read more...

Photo: Olivia Colman as the Fisherwoman is pictured. Colman stars in Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s 2026 romantic fantasy comedy-drama “Wicker,” which released Oct. 23. The Cinemas Los Angeles hosted a Q&A with the directorial couple Sunday. (Courtesy of IMDb)


Before Jay-Z’s Super Bowl LXI debut, here are the halftime shows worth revisiting

After years of deciding who gets the Super Bowl halftime stage spotlight, Jay-Z is ready to take it for himself. This February, he’s ready to “Run This Town.” The National Football League, Roc Nation and Apple Music announced Oct. Read more...

Photo: Lady Gaga stands on stage during her Super Bowl halftime performance in 2017. This February, Jay-Z will take the stage Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. (Courtesy of Brian Allen/Voice of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)


Lexi Jayde takes a page out of the girlhood diary on ‘The Lover Girl Tour’

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:29 p.m. Lexi Jayde’s last night on tour looked like the inside of a diary. But by the end of the night, the pages began to look familiar. Read more...

Photo: Lexi Jayde stands in a white ruffled dress on the El Rey Theatre’s stage. The singer closed out “The Lover Girl Tour” on Tuesday bringing her self-described fun, talkative and exciting energy to a performance centered on girlhood, crushes and heartbreak. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)