Reia Uchiumi has always made art for other people – even during the years she made it for no one at all.
Uchiumi, a third-year global studies student, runs the Instagram art account @reiabay, where she posts portraits of human faces, she said.

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For UCLA students craving a taste of home or a first taste of something new, Westwood has a new Seoul food option.

Some exhibits aren’t made for looking at, but rather for looking back.
On Tuesday, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library transformed into a gallery. The Center for the Study of International Migration and the Chicano Studies Research Center Library filled the space with murals, paintings, photography, music and a community that showed up to heal.

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

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Peyton Whiteside designs a “Macbeth” where the witches wear knee-high boots.
The 2024 UCLA alumnus serves as assistant scenic designer for the world premiere of Migdalia Cruz’s adaptation of “Macbeth.” The production opens Mar.

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 1:18 a.m.
For UCLA students juggling packed schedules, dwindling meal swipes and an ever-present craving for something quick, fast food has wiggled its way into everyday life.

The wait is almost over, and soon golden gramophones will be claimed.
On Sunday, music’s biggest night is back for its 68th rendition. Returning to its regular venue, Crypto.com Arena, the 2026 Grammys will recognize music talents across 95 categories – including the newly added Best Album Cover and Best Traditional Country Album.

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Andrew Dong is bringing premium matcha to a new generation of tea enthusiasts – and he’s doing it all on his own terms.

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 8:02 p.m.
Readers will find the perfect books to cuddle up at home with this winter.
As the weather grows colder, it only becomes more enticing to stay at home, bundled up against a fireplace with a spellbinding book.

This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:38 p.m.
UCLA English professor Claire McEachern is stepping away from her typical scholarly writing with “Coyotes and Culture: Essays from Old Malibu.”
McEachern, who has spent her career writing about 16th- and 17th-century British authors like John Milton and William Shakespeare, was caught in the middle of the Malibu Woolsey Fire in 2018.