Thursday, May 15

Restaurant Review: High expectations not met in half-baked 99 Ranch Market Bakery and Cafe opening

The 99 Ranch Market Bakery and Cafe did not rise to the occasion of the grocery store’s grand opening. 99 Ranch Market officially opened its highly anticipated Westwood location last Wednesday on the cross section of Rochester Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. Read more...

Photo: A smoothie is pictured alongside the Japanese Flower and cream cheese bun. The 99 Ranch Bakery and Cafe offers various pastries and drinks. (Emily Tang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Film review: A triumph of absurdist fantasy, ‘Poor Things’ delivers Emma Stone at her best

Overflowing with unadulterated animation, “Poor Things” is anything but pitiful. Sailing onto select screens Friday, acclaimed auteur Yorgos Lanthimos helms the grimly comedic, absurdist fantasy that splendidly adapts Alasdair Gray’s 1990s novel of the same title. Read more...

Photo: Emma Stone stars as Bella Baxter in the comedic fantasy “Poor Things.” Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the adaptation premiered in theaters Dec. 8. (Courtesy of Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures)


Recipe: Ice cream mug cake

Making a quick, single-serving dessert is now even easier with this three-ingredient mug cake recipe. Using any ice cream of your choosing, flour and baking powder produces a sweet treat that can be made in a dorm or an apartment. Read more...

Photo: Photographed by Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor


Composer Tod Machover speaks on collaborative AI, progress of media technology

Tod Machover is generating new collaborations. On Wednesday evening, the MIT Media Lab faculty member and Musical America’s 2016 Composer of the Year gave a two-hour presentation at the Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...

Photo: While discussing his City Symphony projects, musician and inventor Tod Machover presents an image of a New York Times headline reading, “How a Philly Cheesesteak Goes From the Grill to Carnegie Hall.” The MIT Media Lab faculty member spoke about the future of generative artificial intelligence in the field of music at Lani Hall on Wednesday evening. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


HOOLIGAN Theatre Company explores the ‘art of making art’ through upcoming musical

HOOLIGAN Theatre Company is “Putting It Together” this fall. The student-run theater group is taking the stage with its first mainstage show of the season, presenting “Sunday in the Park with George” from Dec. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “Sunday in the Park with George” recreates the famous Georges Seurat painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s presentation of the musical will run from Dec. 8-10. (Courtesy of Keeley Mizell)


Theater review: ‘Dog Man: The Musical’ leaves audiences barking for more

This post was updated Dec. 6 at 7:18 p.m. Though he’s not quite yet the best in show, Dog Man’s musical debut will leave audiences howling with laughter. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “Dog Man: The Musical” performs on stage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Based on Dav Pilkey’s beloved children’s series, the comedic stage show will run in Los Angeles through Jan. 7. (Courtesy of Craig Schwartz Photography)




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