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Oct. 30, 2026 9:39 p.m.
On the cover of his album, Dominic Fike sits on a car in a red tank top pouring water from a jug onto his face. Fike’s third studio album, “How to Quit Smoking,” follows a musician in constant motion. (Courtesy of 2026 Columbia Records)
Dominic Fike knows how to flirt with a good melody. Committing to it is another matter.
Written and recorded largely in hotels, tour buses and dressing rooms, Fike’s third studio album “How to Quit Smoking” follows a musician in constant motion.
By Audrey Nguyenhuu
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Oct. 29, 2026 9:43 p.m.While Halloween gives people the opportunity to dress up as monsters, queer horror films throughout history have long asked a more unsettling question: Who gets treated like one?
By Julia Kinion
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Oct. 28, 2026 10:19 p.m.Rounding up the best horror flicks of 2026 to watch this Halloween
This post was updated Oct. 29 at 9:18 p.m.
Horror buffs are in for a treat – or a trick! – this Halloween.
From indie films exploring toxic masculinity and queer interpretations of slashers to adaptations of beloved video games, 2026’s stacked horror lineup offers something for every fan.
By Audrey Nguyenhuu, Alexis Coffee, and Parsa Arshi
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Oct. 28, 2026 5:18 p.m.Alice Waters’ Lulu brings farmers market freshness to the Hammer Museum
While food influencers urge followers to “run, not walk” as they highlight the next hidden gem, Lulu – the restaurant tucked away in the Hammer Museum’s courtyard – actually earns the title.
By Gianluca Centola
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Oct. 26, 2026 8:42 p.m.Beatboxing dance come together in the duet performance ‘Mirlitons’
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 8:57 p.m.
Before they could find their rhythm, a dancer had to coax the beatboxer to his feet.
Beatboxer Aymeric Hainaux and dancer-choreographer François Chaignaud brought “Mirlitons,” a live duet of beatboxing and dance, to the UCLA Nimoy Theater on Friday and Saturday.
By Audrey Nguyenhuu
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Oct. 26, 2026 8:42 p.m.Event Review: The scariest part of this LA Halloween attraction is what it will cost you
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 9:07 p.m.
Los Angeles’ Haunted Hayride promises a blast from the past. It mostly delivers the past.
This retro fright fest invites guests into Midnight Falls, a fictional town stuck in time on Halloween in 1985.
By Audrey Nguyenhuu
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Oct. 25, 2026 9:31 p.m.Bringing culture with it, the Bruin Theater reopens in Westwood
A historic Westwood theater returned to the spotlight Friday.
For UCLA students, the Bruin Theater’s reopening offered more than a chance to watch a movie. It marked the return of a historic movie palace that first opened in 1937.
By Presley Liu, Julia Kinion, and Sophia Pu
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