Wednesday, September 9

‘The White Lotus’ season 2 recap – episode 2: ‘Italian Dream’

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 9:12 p.m. Seduction and deception are rife in Sicily. Following the premiere of the second season of “The White Lotus” on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Jennifer Coolidge (left) and Jon Gries (right) play couple Tanya McQuoid-Hunt and Greg Hunt in HBO’s “The White Lotus.” The second episode of season two, “Italian Dream,” premiered Sunday.(Courtesy of Fabio Lovino/HBO)




Q&A: Regents’ Professor Huib Schippers explores culture, society with music evolution

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 12:39 p.m. Professor Huib Schippers is traveling through the sonorities of time. On Monday, the UC Regents’ Professor of ethnomusicology will present the lecture “Sound Futures: Why Some Music Practices Thrive, Many Struggle, and Others Disappear.” Hosted by the Herb Alpert School of Music, the lecture will dive into the cultural patterns of music and its reception by societies and communities around the world and across time. Read more...

Photo: Huib Schippers looks forward in front of a blue background. The UC Regents’ Professor of musicology will present the lecture “Sound Futures: Why Some Music Practices Thrive, Many Struggle, and Others Disappear” on Monday. (Courtesy of Huib Schippers)


Q&A: Chef Ray Garcia’s asterid illuminates LA cultural evolution with culinary arts

Ray Garcia is blending Los Angeles culinary culture into a delectable medley. The UCLA alumnus opened his fourth restaurant, asterid, in March. Located on the first floor of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA, the restaurant space features ambient lighting, a wrap-around outdoor patio and a window-filled lounge and bar area. Read more...

Photo: Ray Garcia dons an apron over his chef’s whites and stands in front of the main dining space in his restaurant, asterid. The alumnus’s newest dining venture opened in March 2022 at the base of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)



Winner Takes All: Finding ‘the 1’ best, most influential Taylor Swift album

Following the release of her 10th studio album “Midnights,” Taylor Swift announced Tuesday that she will embark on “The Eras Tour” in spring 2023, a live tour encompassing all 10 of her albums. Read more...

Photo: Surrounded by nine multicolored grids related to her past albums, Taylor Swift looks forward on the poster for the singer-songwriter’s most recent tour announced Tuesday. In this edition of “Winner Takes All,” the Arts editors discuss Swift’s most impactful works. (Courtesy of Republic Records)