Tuesday, March 10

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)


Album Review: Mitski’s ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’ is sonically adventurous, diverse

This post was updated March 1 at 8:12 p.m. In hauntingly eclectic glory, Mitski’s new album takeoff has finally happened. The indie singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” released Feb. Read more...

Photo: The cover for Mitski’s new album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” shows an image of a white cat. The singer’s eighth album released Feb. 27, over two years since her last LP. (Courtesy of Dead Oceans)


Alumnus Erik Madrid mixes music career with lecturing at UCLA

From the music studio to the UCLA classroom, Erik Madrid shapes both fresh tracks and young minds. The 2005 alumnus has worked as a Los Angeles-based freelance music mixer for the past 15 years. Read more...

Photo: Erik Madrid is pictured front of a monitor and mixing equipment. The UCLA alumnus and lecturer was recently nominated for two Grammys for his work on Ledisi’s 2025 album “The Crown.” (Courtesy of Erik Madrid)


UCLA’s Rapid Fire improv troop serves up on-the-fly laughs to Westwood audiences

This post was updated March 1 at 8:08 p.m. The lights come up in a Westwood apartment, and 11 Bruins solemnly rise around the cornucopia, but there is no Katniss in sight – and no script. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA’s only exclusively long-form improv troupe, Rapid Fire, gather in a circle. The club consists of nearly a dozen improvisers who perform free 45-minute shows in Westwood apartments along with collaborative shows featuring other college comedy groups. (Aiden Martinez/Daily Bruin)


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)


Unmaking ‘Made in L.A.:’ Will Rawls’ ‘Unmade’ highlights the systems behind LA

This post was updated March 1 at 8:21 p.m. Dancers drifted through the Hammer Museum, carrying cones, canvas and found objects in a choreography of construction. Read more...

Photo: Photo of an “Unmade” performance shows Maya Billig in the background and Gurmukhi Bevli in green, among other performers. UCLA faculty Will Rawls’s performance-based art show is part of the Hammer’s biennial show “Made in L.A.” (Courtesy of Sara Golonka)