“The Little Mermaid” has at last reached land – and has frankly flopped like a fish out of water.
Released on May 26, the live-action remake of the 1989 animated film “The Little Mermaid” takes viewers from surf to turf as Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale receives a second dose of the Disney treatment.

Daily Bruin staffers document their adventures outside the newsroom on disposable and film cameras.

Led by a perfect 10 on bars from sophomore Jordan Chiles, the Bruins stumped the Cardinal and earned the team’s highest score since 2019.

Mexican American artist Omar Apollo sold out the Greek Theatre in his lone Los Angeles show during his “Prototype” tour. Backed by strobe lights, Apollo performed a variety of his discography, with a majority of songs coming from his “Ivory” album.

This post was updated July 17 at 10:41 p.m. 
The crawdads are certainly not singing now.
In one fell swoop, the namesake movie adaptation of Delia Owens’ book “Where the Crawdads Sing” crumples the mystery novel into a lukewarm film, fumbling to translate a gritty tale of survival and endurance onto the silver screen.

Daily Bruin Photo staffers reflect on some of the most memorable moments this year from behind their viewfinders.

One larger-than-life insect is taking over a college campus.
The insect in question is Grasshopper, a novice superhero at the center of fourth-year mathematics of computation student Rohan Bansal’s short film “The Grasshopper.” Produced by the Film & Photography Society, the film follows the story of a civilian vigilante, who is a college student by day but a superhero-in-training by night, Bansal said.

North Carolina indie rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise stopped by the House of Blues Anaheim on the North American leg of its tour. Featuring opening act 99 Neighbors, Rainbow Kitten Surprise performed a variety of tracks from its three-album discography, backed by spotlights that dazzled in rainbow colors.

This post was updated May 30 at 8:27 p.m.
Hawkins is only getting stranger from here.
Premiering Friday, the first volume of the fourth season of “Stranger Things” picks up several months after the third season’s Battle of Starcourt – this time with the supernatural force-fighting entourage split between California and Indiana.

This post was updated May 8 at 8:43 p.m.
The answer to “What’s poppin’?” is not Jack Harlow’s latest album.
 
Sitting at 45 minutes, the Kentucky rapper’s sophomore album, “Come Home The Kids Miss You,” boasts a hearty 15 tracks with features from some of hip-hop’s most illustrious titans, including Drake and Lil Wayne.