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May 13, 2026 3:21 p.m.
Pictured is the cover of MUNA’s latest album, “Dancing On The Wall.” The trio’s fourth LP was released May 8 and features 13 tracks. (Courtesy of Saddest Factory Records)
MUNA released an album. “So What”?
In its newest record, “Dancing On The Wall,” the synth-pop music group sounds liberated yet creatively adrift. For its fourth studio album, released May 8, the band substituted its classic romantic yearning with a sentiment far more detached: flirtation without intimacy, longing without devastation and lyrics without memorability.
By Eleanor Meyers
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May 13, 2026 8:52 a.m.From the page to the stage, Ishaan Arora is stepping into the spotlight.
Though he got his start in music playing the violin, the second-year music industry student is now a performer of many talents.
By Paige Kun
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May 12, 2026 3:07 p.m.Spring Sing 2026: Synthesis Dance to return with an electrifying performance
This post was updated May 13 at 12:19 a.m.
Synthesis Dance is ready to return to the spotlight at Spring Sing 2026.
The student dance team took the stage at Spring Sing for the first time last year and has prepared a new routine to take the 36-member group back to UCLA’s biggest talent show.
By Reid Sperisen
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May 12, 2026 1:40 p.m.Culinary Grand Prix: Lapaba fuses together Italian, Korean food to create comfort
This post was updated May 12 at 9:14 p.m.
Lapaba’s fusion comes in the form of traditional Korean flavors in Italian comfort food.
Lapaba – a portmanteau of “la pasta bar” – fuses the name with its handmade pastas and Korean flavors.
By Gianluca Centola
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May 12, 2026 12:18 p.m.Restaurant review: Milksha fails to hit the mark, is saved by its quality, in-store experience
This post was updated May 12 at 8:36 p.m.
With a glowing interior and picture-perfect drinks, Milksha arrived in Westwood with drinks that look prettier than they taste.
By Emily Berkowitz and Gwendolyn Lopez
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May 11, 2026 8:29 p.m.Spring Sing 2026: Comedy group Company to sketch community experiences on Spring Sing stage
This post was updated May 12 at 11:38 p.m.
Company is singing and sketching its way to community and connection.
Company is the nine-member sketch comedy group responsible for emceeing UCLA’s annual Spring Sing competition, which will be held May 16 in Royce Hall.
By Julia Kinion
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May 10, 2026 10:33 p.m.Theater review: ‘Exit the King’ is beautifully acted, but its tensions dies out with its subject
“Exit the King” might be grim, but it won’t make audiences want to exit the theater.
A production of the absurdist comedy – written by Eugène Ionesco in 1962, translated by Donald Watson and directed by Michael Michetti – kicked off May 3 at Pasadena’s A Noise Within Theatre, where it will run through May 31.
By Reid Sperisen
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May 10, 2026 10:26 p.m.Open Mind Film Festival showcases high schooler-made films on mental health
Under the bright stage lights, high school filmmakers used creativity and advocacy to highlight topics often left in the dark.
Taking place at the UCLA James Bridges Theater on April 26, the sixth annual Open Mind Film Festival brought together high school filmmakers from across the United States to show films focused on themes of mental health and wellness.
By Daniela Fogliano
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