Friday, March 20

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February 20, 10:42 pm

Katie Kitamura talks new novel at Hammer Museum ‘Some Favorite Writers’ event

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 7:22 p.m. Katie Kitamura explored the tension between authorial intent and interpretation in her book talk Thursday. Kitamura – the award-winning author of “Intimacies” and “A Separation” – read an excerpt from her newest novel “Audition” at the Hammer Museum as a part of UCLA professor Mona Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers” series. Read more...

Photo: Katie Kitamura speaks on stage at the Hammer Museum. Kitamura d an excerpt from her newest novel, “Audition,” as a part of UCLA professor Mona Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers” series. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 19, 2:30 pm

Theater review: ‘Richard III’ deftly reimagines Shakespeare’s classic through standout acting

Warning: Spoilers ahead. With “Richard III,” a villainous rise to power feels prescient and profoundly entertaining. A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” through March 8. Read more...

Photo: The ensemble of “Richard III” gathers in a circle and gazes up at an individual in a crown standing on a ladder. A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play through March 8. (Courtesy of Craig Schwartz)

Arts, Film & TV, Music

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February 18, 9:23 pm

‘Numbskull Revolution’ marks punk filmmaker Jon Moritsugu’s return from pause

Punk cinema is alive in Los Angeles. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu, known to those around him as the godfather of punk cinema, screened “Numbskull Revolution” – his first feature in over a decade – for the UCLA Film & Television Archive at the Hammer Museum on Feb. Read more...

Photo: Actors Max Sanders (left) in an orange jacket and James Duval (right) in a blue and pink jacket are pictured staring at each other. (Courtesy of Apathy Productions)

Arts, Music

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February 18, 4:02 pm

UCLA alumnus Dakota Dry learns ‘How to Begin Again’ in debut album

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 8:50 p.m. For Dakota Dry, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe” is a place she knows. The singer-songwriter and alumnus graduated in 2024 with a degree in ethnomusicology and released her debut studio album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is UCLA alumnus Dakota Dry, sitting down on a bench while wearing a blue dress. Dry released her debut album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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February 16, 3:14 pm

Album review: Charli xcx’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ reaches peaks in production, falls in songwriting

This post was updated Feb. 16 at 9:08 p.m. Pop’s reigning party girl reemerges as a restless poet, trading club classics for confined collapse. Charli xcx’s second soundtrack album “Wuthering Heights” transpires like a descent into the shadows. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the album cover for Charli xcx’s LP, “Wuthering Heights.” The artist’s second soundtrack album was released Feb. 13 and was written for Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of the same name. (Courtesy of Charli XCX, Inc., under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation)

Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 16, 2:54 pm

Modern-spin Macbeth crafts Shakespeare to 1970s context with feminist tones

This post was updated March 2 at 1:11 p.m. Peyton Whiteside designs a “Macbeth” where the witches wear knee-high boots. The 2024 UCLA alumnus serves as assistant scenic designer for the world premiere of Migdalia Cruz’s adaptation of “Macbeth.” The production opens Mar. Read more...

Photo: Peyton Whiteside is pictured wearing a bright yellow coat with a hood set against a blue sky. The UCLA alumnus is the assistant scenic designer for the world premiere of Migdalia Cruz’s adaptation of “Macbeth,” which opens Mar. 18 at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. (Courtesy of Peyton Whiteside)


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