Friday, June 19

Middle Eastern instruments vocalize underlying themes in UCLA Hillel play

This post was updated May 14 at 4:45 p.m. The saz – a Middle Eastern instrument with a long, ornamented neck – gives voice to a lizard in a one-woman play. Read more...

Photo: Stacie Chaiken wrote and will perform in “The DIG” which will be presented Tuesday in Glorya Kaufman Hall. The one-woman play follows genetic archaeologist Sally Jenkins as she travels to Israel to solve the mystery behind a 4,000-year-old tomb. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)



Professor’s new exhibition explores homelessness, inequality in America

This post was updated May 4 at 11:21 a.m. Home is a central concept of the American Dream, but Rodney McMillian said it continues to be inaccessible to many. Read more...

Photo: Professor Rodney McMillian’s abstract art exhibit, “In This Land,” will be on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art until June 9. McMillian said the piece is meant to engage with the political and social ideologies that constitute American culture and the concept of home. (Courtesy of Rodney McMillian and Vielmetter Los Angeles)



Westwood’s new Dim Sum House provides mediocre-but-cheap Chinese cuisine

Sweet custard buns decorated with pig faces were the highlight of Dim Sum House. The Westwood restaurant, which opened in early April, serves Chinese dim sum, Japanese-inspired hot pot and various types of barbecue. Read more...

Photo: Dim Sum House, which recently opened in Westwood, serves Chinese dim sum, Japanese-inspired hot pot and various types of barbecue. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Live at Stagecoach 2019

Daily Bruin staffers are hitting the desert to cover Stagecoach 2019. Stay tuned for stories about your favorite artists and Bruins’ experiences. Read more...

Photo: (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


Film ‘The Last’ explores complicated family relationships in wake of Holocaust

Director Jeff Lipsky said his film would be provocative. Throughout its two-hour runtime, “The Last” portrays a Jewish family shattered by their beloved nana Claire, the family matriarch’s confession to being a Nazi. Read more...

Photo: Moderator Charlie Birns spoke with actress Rebecca Schull, who portrayed the main character Claire, and director Jeff Lipsky after a screening of their film “The Last,” which follows a Jewish family in the aftermath of their grandmother admitting to being a Nazi. (Umber Bhatti/Daily Bruin)