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August 27, 8:41 am

Musician Xay Lavie wants to take you under the sea with new single “Captain Nemo”

This post was updated September 7 at 3:49 p.m. Xavier Paul explores risk while plunging into oceanic imagery with his song, “Captain Nemo.” The alumnus graduated in spring 2025 with a degree in music performance and is actively working toward releasing his upcoming album “Lacquer.” His artist name, Xay Lavie, is both a play on his first name, as well as a variation of the French expression, “c’est la vie,” he said. Read more...

Photo: Posing for a photo are Jacob Lee (left), Xavier Paul (center) and Bryan Vazquez (right). The music performance alumnus recently released a new song titled “Captain Nemo.” (Courtesy of Xavier Paul and August Suchecki)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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August 22, 4:57 pm

Album Review: Laufey’s “A Matter of Time” explores new styles, anxieties of love

This post was updated Aug. 24 at 3:23 p.m. Laufey has worked out what makes love tick. Following the success of the 2023 Grammy Award-winning album “Bewitched,” the Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter released her heartfelt third studio album, “A Matter of Time,” on Aug. Read more...

Photo: Album cover of “A Matter of Time” shows an all-blue color scheme, with Laufey posing in front of a clock. The Grammy-winning singer released her third studio album on Aug. 22 (Courtesy of Vingolf Recordings under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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August 21, 2:38 pm

K. X. Song discusses themes, inspiration in sequel ‘The Dragon Wakes with Thunder’

This post was updated Aug. 24 at 3:31 p.m. Warning: Spoilers for “The Night Ends with Fire” ahead. This summer, alumnus K. X. Song is heating up bookshelves with the thrilling sequel to her Mulan-inspired fantasy novel, “The Night Ends with Fire.” Song is a diaspora writer whose debut young adult novel, “An Echo in the City,” won the Freeman Book Award and was named a Best Book of 2023 by the Financial Times and Kirkus Reviews. Read more...

Photo: Author K. X. Song smiles for a photo. Her newest novel, “The Dragon Wakes with Thunder,” is the epic second installation in her duology, “The Dragon Spirit.” (Courtesy of Ruan Yunong)

Arts, Music

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August 20, 7:49 pm

Bruin Chamber Musicians bolster tight-knit club, keep music alive in student life

Blending music and non-music students alike, Bruin Chamber Musicians brings melodic opportunity to campus. The student-run organization Bruin Chamber Musicians provides a space for students interested in performing chamber music in small ensembles. Read more...

Photo: Members of Bruin Chamber Musicians pose for a photo on a stage. The student organization is catered to non-music students interested in playing in small ensembles. (Courtesy of Sophia Jin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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August 20, 1:53 pm

UCLA lecturer shares personal, hometown influence behind latest novel ‘Bug Hollow’

This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:42 p.m. Michelle Huneven crafts an evocative tribute to her hometown in her latest novel, “Bug Hollow.” “Bug Hollow” is a tale of grief and drama following the lives of the Samuelson family in 1970s Altadena, California, after the death of their eldest son, Ellis. Read more...

Photo: Author Michelle Huneven poses in front of a house. The UCLA lecturer dedicated her latest novel, “Bug Hollow,” to her Altadena hometown. (Courtesy of Anne Fishbein)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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August 18, 9:22 pm

The Getty’s newest exhibition explores connections between mediums

This post was updated Sept. 8 at 11:15 p.m. The Getty’s newest exhibition shows there is nothing static about art. Running until Sept. 14, “Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking” explores the relationship between the two art mediums. Read more...

Photo: Visual illusion pen and ink, opaque watercolor and varnish piece appearing to be a table with printed pages on top. “Trompe L’oeil of a Tabletop with Dürer Prints and Printed Matter” by Maurice Roger is one of the works featured at the Getty’s new exhibition. (Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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