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February 26, 11:56 am

UCLA’s Rapid Fire improv troop serves up on-the-fly laughs to Westwood audiences

This post was updated March 1 at 8:08 p.m. The lights come up in a Westwood apartment, and 11 Bruins solemnly rise around the cornucopia, but there is no Katniss in sight – and no script. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA’s only exclusively long-form improv troupe, Rapid Fire, gather in a circle. The club consists of nearly a dozen improvisers who perform free 45-minute shows in Westwood apartments along with collaborative shows featuring other college comedy groups. (Aiden Martinez/Daily Bruin)

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February 25, 6:40 pm

Film review: New ‘Wuthering Heights’ offers frustrating, stunning interpretation

Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of abuse and a miscarriage that some readers may find disturbing. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” does not adapt Emily Brontë’s classic novel, but dissects, discards and ultimately rebuilds it into something deeply human. Read more...

Photo: Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff (left) and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw (right) stand together in dark outfits with solemn looks on their faces. Director Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” adapts Emily Brontë’s classic novel though ultimately rebuilds it into something distinct. (Courtesy of the New York Times)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 25, 6:14 pm

Unmaking ‘Made in L.A.:’ Will Rawls’ ‘Unmade’ highlights the systems behind LA

This post was updated March 1 at 8:21 p.m. Dancers drifted through the Hammer Museum, carrying cones, canvas and found objects in a choreography of construction. Read more...

Photo: Photo of an “Unmade” performance shows Maya Billig in the background and Gurmukhi Bevli in green, among other performers. UCLA faculty Will Rawls’s performance-based art show is part of the Hammer’s biennial show “Made in L.A.” (Courtesy of Sara Golonka)

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February 24, 2:25 pm

Theater review: Flawed foundation, confused goals cause ‘Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia’ to fall short

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:28 p.m. “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” is a valentine, a dialectic and a seance, but it is not quite sure which one to believe in. Read more...

Photo: Marianna Gailus as Sylvia Plath (left) and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes (right) pose intimately with their foreheads pressed together. Written by Beth Hyland, the award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 4. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)

Arts, Lifestyle

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February 24, 11:45 am

Laughter is the Cure hosts comedy show to raise funds for UCLA children’s hospital

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:13 p.m. Laughter is medicine, and not all doctors wear white coats. Laughter is the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting hospitalized children through live stand-up comedy, held its latest production Saturday at the Lyric Hyperion, a theater in Silver Lake. Read more...

Photo: Morgan Jay stands on stage playing a guitar. On Saturday, the comedian headlined a Laughter is the Cure comedy show, a production that planned to donate all proceeds to children residing in UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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February 23, 9:39 pm

Concert review: Gorillaz is yet to peak, brings new sound, unreleased music to Hollywood Palladium

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:40 p.m. Gorillaz’s recent sound took listeners to new heights – the highest mountain. On Sunday, the animated British band Gorillaz performed the entirety of their upcoming album at the Hollywood Palladium. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are Damon Albarn and IDLES member Joe Talbot against an image of Russel Hobbs. The two performed the single “The God of Lying,” which leans into the band’s earlier sound. (Courtesy of Pooneh Ghana)


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