Editor’s note: This post was updated March 29, 2025, at 12:52 p.m. to clarify that Rosalie Chiang was a member of the ASUCLA Communications Board at the time of publication. Read more...
Photo: Rosalie Chiang glances at the camera. The UCLA student and actress starred in Disney’s animated film “Turning Red.” Chiang hopes to continue amplifying Asian American voices in the film industry. (Courtesy of Getty Images)
This post was updated Oct. 1 at 8:39 p.m. With “Dragon Lady,” Sara Porkalob has created a fiery theatrical supernova. The one-woman show is the first of three plays in “The Dragon Cycle,” a series that also includes “Dragon Mama” and the upcoming “Dragon Baby,” all written and performed by the Filipina American playwright. Read more...
Photo: Sara Porkalob stands below a scaled red arch on the stage of “Dragon Lady.” The one-woman show is running at the Geffen Playhouse’s Gil Cates Theater through Oct. 6. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 11:04 p.m. In a literary game of chess, Sally Rooney deftly achieves an expected checkmate, yet not without facing several stalemates in the process. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the cover of Sally Rooney’s latest novel. The book marks the densest novel by the author. (Courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Tokyo Police Club is reflecting on the past two decades of music with one final tour. The band – consisting of Dave Monks, Graham Wright, Greg Alsop and Josh Hook – was formed in Ontario, Canada. Read more...
Photo: The four members of Tokyo Police Club stand together under a blue sky. The band will perform its final Los Angeles concerts Sept. 25 and 26 at The Regent Theater amid its ongoing farewell tour. (Courtesy of Calm Elliott-Armstrong, Brendan Bourke and The Syndicate)
Another beaming Bruin Bash is in the cards. This year’s annual back-to-school concert will be headlined by rapper and singer Doechii, as announced by event organizers UCLA Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission on Sunday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Doechii stares into the camera in front of a blue backdrop. The hit-making rapper and singer was announced as the 2024 Bruin Bash headliner. (Courtesy of Christopher Parsons)
Before the season changes to fall, it is time to look back on summer 2024. To accompany the releases of their songs – whether they be singles from new projects or hits from older bodies of work – several artists across various genres released entertaining music videos this summer. Read more...
Photo: (Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin staff)
Despite setbacks, “Fatal Exposure” not only resonates with audiences but also chills them. Helmed by fourth-year physics student Luke Beall, the Film & Photography Society’s self-described most ambitious film yet follows a young actress as she is stalked throughout a shoot while navigating modern-day girlhood. Read more...
Photo: Faye Malloy – Alma in The Film & Photography Society at UCLA’s short film “FATAL EXPOSURE” – glares at her misleading reflection on the television screen. (Courtesy of Arianna Zhao)
