Friday, July 4


Album review: Death Cab for Cutie explores new and old roads in “Asphalt Meadows”

This post was updated Sept. 21 at 9:19 p.m. Death Cab for Cutie is proving its indie legacy lasts from here to forever. In the 10th studio album of their 25-year career, the indie rock veterans provide a masterful, melodic examination of existentialism, connection and hope. Read more...

Photo: Two figures look out towards a foggy cityscape on the cover of Death Cab for Cutie’s “Asphalt Meadows.” The indie rock band released their 10th full-length album Friday. (Courtesy of Atlantic Records)


‘The Undergraduate’ provides an intense rebuke to college movie cliches

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 9:26 p.m. “The Undergraduate” is putting college cliches to the test. Written and directed by Anthony Alyassi, the short thriller follows a college student named Henry in a frenetic race to complete a physics exam. Read more...

Photo: Starring Chandler Riggs as Henry Hewitt, “The Undergraduate” follows a stressed out college student as he races to complete his physics exam. (Courtesy of Joshua Gravitt)


74th Primetime Emmy Awards features historic firsts, returning winners

As golden hour hit, this year’s Emmy Awards beamed brightly as a historic night for television. The Television Academy brought back the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards to the Microsoft Theater after moving to the venue for the first time last year. Read more...

Photo: Kenan Thompson performs as the host of the 2022 Emmy Awards. With the ceremony taking place at the Microsoft Theater, the Television Academy brought together creatives within the television industry. (Courtesy of Invision/AP)


Henry Baldwin finds fulfillment in creating patterned, multi-material paintings

This post was updated Sept. 29 at 8:37 p.m. Henry Baldwin is layering meticulous patterns in his mixed-media art. The rising second-year art student finds fulfillment in creating large-scale paintings and artwork that contain the layering of many materials, including plexiglass, canvas, wood, charcoal, and oil and acrylic paint, he said. Read more...

Photo: Henry Baldwin stands in front of his 77-by-110-inch work, “The Queen’s Guard.” The rising second-year art student said he has found creative fulfillment through large-scale and multi-medium patterned pieces. (Courtesy of Henry Baldwin)


Emmy Awards 2022

After a year of recording-breaking series and refreshing spins on traditional genres, the 2022 Emmy Awards commemorates another year of television visionaries decorated in purple and gold. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


Bruin Bash announces PinkPantheress as headliner for 2022

This post was updated Sept. 19 at 8:37 a.m. This year’s Bruin Bash lineup has taken flight.  Following two weeks of air travel-themed posts and videos on both organizations’ accounts, the UCLA Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission have announced that PinkPantheress will headline this year’s Bruin Bash, preceded by performances from Ravyn Lenae, Saya Mosaic and DJ Olea. Read more...

Photo: 21-year-old hyperpop singer-songwriter PinkPantheress will headline Bruin Bash 2022. The annual concert will take place at 7 p.m on Sept. 19 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. (Courtesy of Steven Nunez)