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March 14, 2026 4:44 p.m.
Kiran Desai and UCLA professor Mona Simpson sit on stage at the Hammer Museum. Desai was a guest speaker as a part of Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers'” series, and she spoke about her latest novel, “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.” (Maanasi Kademani/Daily Bruin)
Kiran Desai explored loneliness and connection across space and time at the Hammer Museum on Thursday.
Desai – the Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of “Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard” and “The Inheritance of Loss” – spoke with UCLA professor Mona Simpson in this year’s final iteration of Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers” series.
By Julia Kinion
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March 13, 2026 10:05 a.m.UCLA’s Art History Undergraduate Student Association is painting a colorful community for art history lovers.
AHUSA is a student-led club dedicated to exploring art history through discussion, faculty speakers and gallery visits.
By Brooke Reilly
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March 11, 2026 4:01 p.m.Music Video Roundup: Genre-spanning artists, intricate music videos steal the winter season spotlight
Despite transitioning to a new season, winter will be frozen in time through these music videos.
Winter became the season for anticipated releases, and, accompanying these projects were creative music visuals.
By Victoria Munck, Kiara Mack, Brooke Reilly, Daniela Fogliano, and Julia Kinion
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March 11, 2026 3:00 p.m.Film review: ‘Bride!’ re-electrifies Frankenstein but falls short of feminism
In “The Bride!” Maggie Gyllenhaal fails to breathe new life into a classic source material.
Landing in theaters March 6, actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sophomore directorial project trips and stumbles through grimy alleyways and ritzy clubs before finishing with an electrifying kaput.
By Davis Hoffman
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March 10, 2026 1:27 p.m.Oscars 2026: Daily Bruin writers predict 98th Academy Awards winners
This post was updated March 11 at 8:16 p.m.
The 2026 Academy Awards are set to stun viewers with an impressively varied array of nominees.
Returning to the Dolby Theatre on March 15, the Academy will host yet another evening dedicated to celebrating cinema’s most acclaimed projects of the past year.
By Reid Sperisen, Caitlin Brockenbrow, Parsa Arshi, Kemyron McCoy, Eleanor Meyers, and Kiara Mack
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March 9, 2026 3:45 p.m.Pediatric AIDS Coalition 2026 Dance Marathon raises $53K for AIDS, HIV awareness
Slow claps echoed throughout the Ackerman Grand Ballroom minutes before midnight as Dance Marathon attendees chanted the lyrics to “Steal My Girl” by One Direction.
The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA concluded the 10-hour event at 12:18 a.m.
By Presley Liu
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March 9, 2026 12:29 p.m.2026 Dance Marathon keeps morale up with an evening of live music, games
The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA kept energy high with live music and collaborative games.
Entering into the sixth hour of the 10-hour 2026 Dance Marathon, PAC hyped the crowd with a morale dance to Sia’s “Cheap Thrills” before introducing the Sunset Wrecks.
By Julia Kinion and Jessica Li
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March 8, 2026 8:45 p.m.LA Opera’s ‘Akhnaten’ slowly submerges viewers in sound, detailed visuals
As an audience member accurately put it, “Akhnaten” is quite a trip.
Curtains rose on the LA Opera’s newest masterpiece at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Feb. 28, where it will remain until its sweeping finale March 22.
By Eleanor Meyers
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March 8, 2026 7:03 p.m.Oscars 2026: Daily Bruin predicts the 98th Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy has selected the top 10 outstanding films of the past year.
On March 15, the 2026 Academy Awards for Best Picture will be presented to the project that best embraces on-screen representation, creative leadership, industry access and audience development.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow, Eleanor Meyers, Julia Kinion, Abby Shewmaker, and Kai Echeverria
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