As the weather gets warmer, film releases are heating up.
This summer, grab a cool drink and head into a heavily air-conditioned movie theater for an exciting new release.

From writing to music video editing, Jessica Gao is following her north star of creative fulfillment when making music.
Gao, a recent UCLA graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science, has been releasing music since last September.

To Alicia Keys, “Hell’s Kitchen” is still a concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
Featuring music and lyrics by Keys, inspiration from a book by Kristoffer Diaz and direction by Michael Greif, “Hell’s Kitchen” is a coming-of-age musical about a biracial teenager growing up in the city of dreams.

This season’s music videos are immortalizing iconic releases.
With pop stars taking the lead on spring releases, recent music videos have continued the storytelling trend seen at the beginning of the year.

Following the success of his debut novel, “Upward Bound,” Woody Brown returned to his alma mater to promote his book and discuss disability and communication.
Brown graduated with a degree in English from UCLA in 2022 and went on to obtain a master’s degree from Columbia University.

Westwood is benefiting from the addition of a new Chinese restaurant.
Xibei Eatery, which opened a new location recently on Weyburn Avenue, specializes in northwestern Chinese cuisine.

This post was updated May 28 at 10:23 a.m.
Crochet, corsets and camp took center stage Friday night.
Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA held its 25th annual spring runway show at Pauley Pavilion on Friday at 7 p.m.