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Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts

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April 1, 7:01 pm

Theater review: Writing flaws, overacting mean ‘Spamalot’ fumbles the Holy Grail

This post was updated April 2 at 8:14 p.m. With “Spamalot,” it’s unclear if the Holy Grail is half-full or half-empty. To the sound of clanking coconuts, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy galloped into the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on March 24 for a tour stop lasting until April 12. Read more...

Photo: From left to right, Sean Bell, Leo Roberts, Major Attaway, Blake Segal, Chris Collins-Pisano and Ellis C. Dawson III gather together as King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. “Spamalot,” which is based on the 1975 cult classic film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” will play at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre until April 12. (Courtesy of Broadway in Hollywood)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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March 31, 10:40 pm

Album review: Robyn’s ‘Sexistential’ gives listeners ‘Dopamine’ despite 29-minute runtime

Robyn is finally back and injecting fresh dopamine into listeners’ ears right on cue. The 46-year-old Swedish pop artist’s ninth LP “Sexistential” was released March 27. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the album cover for Robyn’s new LP “Sexistential.” The singer’s ninth studio album is her first released in almost eight years since her 2018 project “Honey.” (Courtesy of Konichiwa/Young)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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March 31, 12:31 pm

Historical Ballroom Dance club swings into history with dance lessons for students

This post was updated March 31 at 9:41 p.m. From swing dancing to Austen, the Historical Ballroom Dance Club offers students exciting ways to engage with historical dance scenes. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are attendees of the club’s 1950s Swing Night in a circle at Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The Historical Ballroom Dance Club was founded in 1997, and welcomes students of all dance backgrounds to weekly dance lessons and events. (Holden Yung/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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March 22, 8:12 pm

Second take: ‘Sinners’ dominates Oscars 2026, signaling potential breakthrough for horror films

This post was updated March 29 at 9:20 p.m. The notoriety of “Sinners” at the 98th Academy Awards may signal a directional shift for the Oscars, finally giving the horror genre the hype it deserves. Read more...

Photo: Michael B. Jordan is pictured as twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s film, “Sinners.” At the 98th Academy Awards, the film won Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Original Screenplay. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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March 20, 4:30 pm

Q&A: Joachim Trier reflects on politics, family and cinema after Oscars win

This post was updated March 29 at 9:15 p.m. “Sentimental Value” has found its place in the Oscars record books. The Norwegian psychological drama from director Joachim Trier earned the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at Sunday’s 98th annual Oscars ceremony. Read more...

Photo: Director Joachim Trier smiles as he holds his Academy Award. On Sunday, Trier won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for his film, “Sentimental Value.” (Courtesy of The Academy Awards)

Arts, Film & TV

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March 17, 7:46 am

Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ wins 6 awards, Michael B. Jordan claims Best Actor

The Academy’s 98th award show featured steep competition and Hollywood glamour Sunday night. Hitting the ground running, host Conan O’Brien opened cinema’s biggest night at the Dolby Theatre with a thrilling montage and monologue highlighting this year’s nominees, including meme-ifiable Leonardo DiCaprio of “One Battle After Another” and the newly-instated category for casting. Read more...

Photo: Director Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Academy Award for Best Picture alongside the cast and crew of “One Battle After Another.” The film took home six Oscars at the 98th annual ceremony Sunday. (Courtesy of The Academy Awards)

Arts, Lifestyle

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March 14, 4:44 pm

Kiran Desai expands on new book’s theme of loneliness at Hammer Museum talk

Kiran Desai explored loneliness and connection across space and time at the Hammer Museum on Thursday. Desai – the Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of “Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard” and “The Inheritance of Loss” – spoke with UCLA professor Mona Simpson in this year’s final iteration of Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers” series. Read more...

Photo: Kiran Desai and UCLA professor Mona Simpson sit on stage at the Hammer Museum. Desai was a guest speaker as a part of Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers'” series, and she spoke about her latest novel, “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.” (Maanasi Kademani/Daily Bruin)


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