Summer’s slow afternoons and eternal sunshine offer readers the perfect opportunity to crack open a new book. Whether through time travel, long-buried secrets or love brought back to life, this summer’s book releases are looking back to move forward. Read more...
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As spring shifts to summer, a new range of films come into season. From skipping school to fleeing great white sharks, a host of films are quintessential summer classics. Read more...
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This post was updated June 2 at 4:16 p.m. Dread it. Run from it. “Avengers: Doomsday” arrives all the same. In March 2025, Marvel Studios announced that production on “Avengers: Doomsday” had begun. Read more...
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As the weather gets warmer, film releases are heating up. This summer, grab a cool drink and head into a heavily air-conditioned movie theater for an exciting new release. Read more...
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To Alicia Keys, “Hell’s Kitchen” is still a concrete jungle where dreams are made of. Featuring music and lyrics by Keys, inspiration from a book by Kristoffer Diaz and direction by Michael Greif, “Hell’s Kitchen” is a coming-of-age musical about a biracial teenager growing up in the city of dreams. Read more...
Photo: Maya Drake dances in an orange shirt and dark jeans. The 19-year-old makes her professional stage debut in “Hell’s Kitchen.” (Courtesy of Marc J. Franklin)
This season’s music videos are immortalizing iconic releases. With pop stars taking the lead on spring releases, recent music videos have continued the storytelling trend seen at the beginning of the year. Read more...
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This post was updated June 3 at 8:50 p.m. Westwood is benefiting from the addition of a new Chinese restaurant. Xibei Eatery, which opened a new location recently on Weyburn Avenue, specializes in northwestern Chinese cuisine. Read more...
Photo: A sign is posted on the window of Xibei Eatery, celebrating their “soft opening” with red and gold stars, balloons and streamers. The Eatery has over 400 locations, and the new Westwood outpost is among the first in the United States. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)
