An introductory computer science textbook inspired a story about algorithmically approaching father-daughter relationships.
After numerous drafts, the short story became one of 12 in UCLA lecturer Xuan Juliana Wang’s book “Home Remedies: Stories,” which was published May 14.

Flashlights will uncover a pattern of animated, distorted glass on a wall of the Broad Art Center.
Using the wall of the main stairwell at the front entrance, Nate Mohler will use three projectors that reveal patterns and animations as the audience interacts with the piece.

Audience members will vote on a doctor’s fate after he uncovers a clandestine truth.
On Sunday at Schoenberg Hall, the CFan Chinese Theater Group will perform “An Enemy of the People,” a 19th-century play by Henrik Ibsen.

Sean Tasse and Ali Hepps’ musical partnership began at a UCLA family resort.
While working at Bruin Woods in summer 2017, the two became friends and eventually wrote their song “The Game,” which they will perform at this year’s Spring Sing.

This post was updated on May 15 at 4:42 p.m.
Jacqueline Barrios used a Charles Dickens novel to retell the history of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

A developing musical will share the story of one girl who survived the Armenian genocide.
Titled “A Journey of Angels,” the production focuses on 14-year-old Flora, who is deported to the Syrian desert during the Armenian genocide.

BLACKPINK was in the area.
Currently on its global In Your Area tour, the female K-pop group stopped by Los Angeles, jump-starting the United States leg of shows.

Ritmo de Orun combines the Spanish word ‘ritmo,’ meaning rhythm, and the Nigerian word ‘orun,’ meaning heaven or sun.
The name encapsulates the two cultures that inspire the Afro-Cuban band’s style.

Artist Meredith Monk took inspiration from human cells and their functions of replication and division.
These biological processes gave birth to her performance “Cellular Songs.” To be staged Saturday at Royce Hall, the show will include her vocal ensemble as well as lighting effects, instrumentals and a video installation.

Imagine Bill Murray navigating the opening scene of “Scream” every single day.
That’s what director Christopher Landon’s latest film feels like. Combining the heartfelt moments of “Groundhog Day” and brutal deaths of “Scream,” “Happy Death Day 2U” attempts to balance its predecessor’s blood-curdling homicide with poignant mother-daughter moments.