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This post was updated Aug. 16 at 2:16 a.m. A new stage-to-film adaptation invites viewers to “Get Down” with the wives of Henry VIII, featuring stunning songwriting but subpar cinematography.

Phoebe Bridgers grows up and goes home on her latest album. The Pasadena-born singer released her long awaited third album, “Lost Weekend,” on Friday. Following the 2020 release of her acclaimed solo sophomore album “Punisher” and her 2023 Grammy-winning record with alternative-indie supergroup boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers has shot to stardom, selling out venues from the Hollywood Bowl to Madison Square Garden with her signature storytelling.

Listen to health economist and global health leader Dr. Felicia Marie Knaul sit down with Editorial Board member and Podcasts Editor Megan Vahdat to discuss her work advancing health equity, shaping health systems around the world and drawing on personal experience to drive meaningful change.

During the long days of summer, campus is full of new students at their orientations. If you look closely though, you might notice recent graduates too!

From products to business, members of Aurum Cosmetics know beauty is more than skin deep. Founded in 2022, UCLA Aurum Cosmetics serves as a social and professional development space for beauty industry aspirants and casual beauty enthusiasts alike.

Jordan Roiland, the newly appointed student regent-designate, is looking to bridge gaps between students and the UC Board of Regents. The board appointed Roiland, a student in the UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco joint medical program, to be the 2027-28 student regent at its July meeting, held at UCSF.

Many Bruins are familiar with the small reminder on the side of their coffee cups instructing them to compost once they get their fill of caffeine.

UCPD is investigating an alleged aggravated assault that occurred on Gayley Avenue at 1:20 a.m. Friday morning. A UCLA student reported being struck in the head by an object intentionally thrown at him on the 600 block of Gayley Avenue, according to a Saturday UCPD Clery Timely Warning alert.

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With more than 33,000 undergraduates at UCLA, many Bruins look for their home away from home in clubs and organizations. UCLA’s hundreds of organizations, however, can make the university seem even more intimidating.

Moriah Contreras is embracing the emotional journey toward adulthood. The music industry alumnus graduated in June and will release her debut EP “Extra Ordinary” this year.

When it comes to the big stage, Bruins are no strangers. But representing an entire nation doesn’t come without intense preparation. Two years out from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, UCLA athletes and coaches across eras of Westwood history are gearing up to showcase their skills to the world.

I hate my job. I’ve uttered this phrase more times than I can count. It seems like every new position leaves me anxious for the next.

Undergraduate Students Association Council President Jayha Buhs Jackson is focused on increasing transparency and making campus resources accessible for students. Jackson, a rising third-year African American studies and public affairs student, spoke with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar about her plans as president and the issues she believes students should be aware of.

UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

Two students received the 2025-26 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies last month for their community research and activism.

What’s your name? Your major? Where are you from? What dorm are you living in? These questions will be the soundtrack to new students’ first few weeks at UCLA.

Thunderous drumbeats, synchronized movements and sharp vocalizations fill performances by UCLA’s Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate taiko drumming ensemble in the United States. The student-run organization, founded in 1990, brings around 30 members together each year to learn taiko – a 12,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form – and engage with Japanese American history and culture.

The roar of the crowd. The sounds of the band echoing throughout the stadium, providing a background track for the dancers and cheerleaders on the sidelines.

The Latine Film and Theater Association is uplifting Latino voices on stage and onscreen. LFTA is a student club focused on increasing Latino representation in theater and film by producing various short films and stage productions throughout the school year, said theater co-chair Sammy Andrade-Mayen.

In 2024, UCLA Athletics left the Pac-12 after 96 years of competition. Most programs moved to the Big Ten, with some sports that did not compete in the new conference playing in the MPSF.

After shuttering in 2024, the Westwood Village Theater – now rebranded as the Directors Village – brought hundreds of people to Westwood to see “The Odyssey.” The theater was purchased in February 2024 by a collective of filmmakers including Christopher Nolan, director of “The Odyssey,” an adaptation of the epic poem written by ancient Greek poet Homer.

The UC launched a new initiative in July that encourages staff to learn more about how to use artificial intelligence tools. The AI Buddy Program pairs UC Office of the President staff at differing levels of AI expertise to meet once or twice a week and learn from each other.

When a car has major issues on a regular basis, it can become more than just a hassle. It may cause unforeseen repair costs and interfere with daily life, work,...

Math can be a challenging subject for many students, whether they’re struggling to grasp basic concepts or aiming to improve their performance in advanced topics.   If you’ve noticed your child...

Technology has transformed online entertainment from a passive activity into an experience built around participation. Viewers, players, and fans now engage with content in real time through conversations, personalized features, and connected platforms. Whether watching a livestream, joining a multiplayer game, or exploring immersive digital environments, people have more ways than ever to interact.

Managing money often begins with asking practical questions about saving, spending, borrowing, and planning for the future. Financial topics can seem complicated at first, but understanding a few key principles makes everyday decisions easier.

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Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are splitting the top pick, but the Rams’ Puka Nacua is the name climbing draft boards across campus leagues this month.

The walk to the theater. The glow of the marquee. The hum of a crowd. These were all part of a moviegoing ritual for generations of UCLA students until two years ago.

Technology has transformed almost every industry, and underground construction is no exception. While some industries can accommodate an inexperienced workforce while employees learn on the job, underground construction leaves far...

UCLA will shut down two of its childcare centers – one of which employed a teacher arrested for child sexual abuse in 2024 – next June, university leadership announced Thursday evening.

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to advance a UC-sponsored bond measure that would fund scientific research across the state. The California Science and Health Research Bond Act – or Senate Bill 895 – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research to award $5 billion in grants and loans to public and private research institutions, including UC campuses.

There was an Empire of the Sun at Outside Lands – but not much sunlight. On Sunday, Golden Gate Park cycled through classic San Francisco summer conditions: clouds, intermittent sunshine and temperatures lingering above 60 degrees before the evening chill settled in.

The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill Thursday that would allow undocumented students to hold on-campus jobs at UCLA and other public universities across the state.

RÜFÜS DU SOL makes a convincing case: “Music is Better.” The Australian alternative dance band kicked off its third Los Angeles show at Kia Forum on Tuesday night for its North America 2026 tour.

It could’ve been a day of payback. Instead, the Bruins were fined twice. Gof Boyoko’s hopes for a home win in his head-coaching debut for No.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved eight new appointments and discussed plans to financially support students following increased Bruin One Access fees at its August 4 meeting.

UCPD is investigating an alleged drug-facilitated aggravated assault that occurred on Gayley Avenue on Wednesday. A UCLA student attended a party on the 600 block of Gayley Avenue – where UCLA’s fraternities are located – and saw someone add an unidentified powder to his drink before he was pressured to drink it, according to a Thursday UCPD Clery Timely Warning alert. UCPD does not know the identity of the perpetrator and if they are affiliated with UCLA, said Richard Mejia, the director of emergency communications and information, in an email statement. People with information related to the incident should contact UCPD, the alert stated.

If a news outlet announces a website launch, you might think it’s safe to assume it’s a news website that’s launching. But that’s not what Chicago Public Media has in mind for chicago.com. Chicago Public Media is already the parent nonprofit of two existing news sites, WBEZ and, since 2022, the Chicago Sun-Times. For chicago.com,...

Hey Siri, how much is the news worth to an AI assistant? The answer, according to a report by Alexandra Bruell in The Wall Street Journal, starts at $100 million. Apple has approached publishers to use their news and up-to-date information in the revamped Siri AI, sources told the Journal. The company has reportedly discussed...

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council elected a board member and urged the city of Los Angeles to address housing and homelessness concerns at its August meeting.

Skyy Clark is back in the NCAA. The former UCLA guard announced his commitment to LSU on Wednesday, less than two weeks after Colorado federal Judge Charlotte Sweeney granted a preliminary injunction that provided college athletes from the 2022 recruiting class an additional year of eligibility – in line with the NCAA’s new age-based policies that provide five years for athletes.

Eazo: Every Scroll Opens a New World The next post might be an app. Building an app with AI is becoming easier. One prompt can generate an interface.

On August 11, 2023, local law enforcement seized electronics and reporting materials from the Marion County Record in a raid that provoked a national outcry over the blatant press freedom violation in small-town Kansas. The raid led to multiple federal lawsuits against the county government, public officials, and the city, accusing them of retaliating against...

On January 1, 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula, killing more than 700 people. In the days that followed, AI-generated images of the wreckage circulated widely and fake philanthropic websites scammed people out of donations. False claims that people were trapped under rubble diverted rescue efforts away from the places that needed...

One hundred and ten minutes of play boiled down to four penalty kicks. Just the shooter and goalkeeper – and a chance to stay alive for one more game.

The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard University’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration. The University was one of 36 colleges and universities that signed the brief, which urges the First Circuit Court of Appeals to side with Harvard in its lawsuit to restore the nearly $2.2 billion in research grants that the federal government suspended in April 2025.

Staff turnover can prove difficult for any program. But Matt Werle has a plan for a smooth transition. Werle was announced as the new UCLA women’s volleyball head coach Feb.

Legacies come off the page in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Public Library held its Central Library Centennial Festival on July 11 in celebration of the branch’s 100th anniversary.

On Monday, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) dropped new proposed revisions to its code of ethics — the first revision to one of the most-cited media ethics standards in the country since 2014. As any Nieman Lab reader knows, journalism has seen drastic changes since 2014. One major shift in the last 12 years?...

Journalism exists to tell people what’s happening and give them what they need to understand it. That mission does not bend to budget or format. A story about a school board vote and a story about housing prices are both doing an essential job, just at different depths. The assumption underlying both types of stories...

SAN FRANCISCO – Before the goodbye, there must be a hello.

Outside Lands 2026 kicked off with a highly anticipated set from Charli xcx, who debuted at the festival as a headliner.

Westwood’s quarterback room just got deeper. UCLA football added former NFL play-caller Derek Carr to its offensive coaching staff Monday. Carr will serve as a volunteer special advisor to head coach Bob Chesney, assisting with game planning and working with the Bruins’ quarterbacks.

SAN FRANCISCO – Sunday cued Outside Lands’ final encore. The music festival wrapped its three-day run with performances spanning pop, R&B and rock as Golden Gate Park remained a mini-city in motion.

The latest iteration of Los Angeles’ charter reform process has ended in disappointment. In August 2024, Mayor Karen Bass created the Charter Reform Commission to study LA’s city charter – the document that acts as the city’s constitution.

SAN FRANCISCO – Mariah the Scientist serenaded San Francisco in shades of pink. The Billboard Hot 100-charting artist returned to Outside Lands after three years to help round out the final day of the music festival.

More than 800 USA Today Co. employees are calling on the company to dissolve its recently announced partnership with Palantir, according to a joint statement from 31 unionized newsrooms published Monday. “While USA Today Co. CEO Mike Reed championed this partnership as a way to drive revenue, we believe it threatens to undermine trust in...

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SAN FRANCISCO — PinkPantheress brought the energy “Stateside” on day two of Outside Lands. The British singer-songwriter closed out the music festival’s second day with a thumping dance-pop setlist on the Sutro Stage.

This post was updated Aug 9 at 6:58 p.m. UCLA football is just weeks away from opening its 2026 campaign Sept. 5 against California. The Bruins have been ramping up their fall practice camps in preparation for the opening kickoff, where first-year head coach Bob Chesney will make his first official calls for the squad.

SAN FRANCISCO — For lovers of world-building, Faouzia proves fatal. The Moroccan-Canadian artist released “FILM NOIR (fin)” – an extended version of her 2025 debut album – in June, which draws from the genre’s moody atmosphere.

This post was updated Aug. 10 at 2:19 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — Chilly weather didn’t deter thousands of attendees from making their way to Golden Gate Park on day two of Outside Lands.

This post was updated Aug 9 at 9:02 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — Malcolm Todd brought a little romance to Golden Gate Park on Saturday. The Los Angeles-based artist opened his set beneath a staggering screen awash in red.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 7:01 p.m. As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruins, past and present, representing their teams.

Students with aspirations in finance frantically refresh job portals, treating the application as the starting line. But it isn’t. By the time these finance portals go live, the students most likely to land offers have already spent months or years doing the quiet work that never shows up on a resume.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:37 p.m. The UC’s decision to reconsider standardized testing requirements has reignited a debate over students’ readiness. More than 3,000 UC STEM faculty members signed a May letter calling on the University to reconsider standardized testing amid concerns about students’ preparedness in math, writing and verbal reasoning.

SAN FRANCISCO — Outside Lands’ first day brought more than “Music, Fashion, Film” to Golden Gate Park. The annual music festival filled the sky with strobe lights, pyrotechnics and its own artificial haze for its Friday kick-off.

This post was updated Aug. 10 at 2:18 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO – Outside Lands opened its three-day run beneath hazy skies as Golden Gate Park’s sprawling meadows once again hosted one of the country’s largest music festivals.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:25 p.m. A historic single-screen theater in Westwood will reopen as soon as October after a more than two-year wait.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:40 p.m. UC President James Milliken urged Congress to address federal research grant disbursement delays in a July 29 letter.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 5:19 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO – Charli xcx’s Outside Lands debut began with a voice in the dark. Pulsing synths boomed and flashing lights erupted across screens on Lands End stage.

This post was updated Aug. 10 at 10:09 a.m. Santa Monica buses will no longer serve stops along Gayley Avenue and Hilgard Avenue and will move to more central locations on campus starting Sunday.

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead. Mariam Rahmani’s “Liquid” searches for the meaning of identity while struggling to establish its own. Published in March 2025, Rahmani’s novel begins as a satirical contemporary romance before evolving into an exploration of identity.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 7:04 p.m. UCLA men’s soccer is set to kick off its 2026 season, with exhibition play starting Friday and the official regular season beginning Aug.

This post was updated Aug 9 at 1:16 p.m. Two hours before the movie even began, hundreds of excited moviegoers were lined up to see “The Odyssey” at the newly renovated Fox Westwood Village Theater.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:48 p.m. Measles cases in the United States have reached a new peak since the 1990s amid falling national vaccination rates.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:55 p.m. UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten, following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

USA Today Co. has made a deal with software company Palantir to analyze and monetize user behavior, the company announced on Thursday. In its Q2 earnings call Thursday morning, USA Today Co. chairman and CEO Mike Reed told investors he expects the partnership to “strengthen how we collect, connect and activate audience data to drive...

The sun is shining down on the stage this summer. From the return of Tony Award-winning classics to the release of animated films set to concert, the new season forecasts an array of theater productions across Los Angeles.

Kitanoya Souffle is bringing Japan’s famous fluffy pancakes to Westwood. The newest addition to the sweet treat scene, Kitanoya Souffle is a Japanese specialty dessert shop located on 954 Gayley Avenue serving freshly made souffle pancakes, taiyaki desserts and a selection of drinks.

Suki Waterhouse, an English singer-songwriter, actress and model performed on the Fairbanks Lawn at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on July 23, marking the second stop of “The Loveland Tour.”

Waterhouse released her third studio album, “Loveland,” on July 10 before kicking off the tour in Phoenix on July 22.

Charlotte Lawrence and her band opened the show with a set that included a cover and an unreleased single.

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia last October as an anti-woke, AI-powered Wikipedia. It is, Renée DiResta wrote for The Atlantic at the time, part of “an escalating campaign to discredit Wikipedia and reshape what counts as a reliable source of basic information in the age of AI.” Grokipedia allows humans to suggest edits, but Columbia’s Tow...

In Journalism in the Age of AI, Rodrigo Zamith, Tomás Dodds, and I make the case that artificial intelligence is reshaping how we create, how we learn, and how we understand the world around us — and that journalism, the institution society depends on most to make sense of it all, is at the center...

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Spider-Man has been spinning his web on the silver screen since 2002. Last Friday, the Spider-Man franchise entered a “Brand New Day.” From Tobey Maguire to Tom Holland, Spider-Man has gone through a series of eras and iterations, both live-action and animated, but all beloved by fans.

Why has trust in American news media dropped so much in the past 50 years — much more than it’s declined in other rich western countries? To some people, I’m sure, the answer will seem obvious: Journalism’s just gotten worse. The news used to be produced by upstanding proud Americans who only cared about the...

Despite a newsy summer — including the Iran War, the FIFA World Cup, and four Pulitzer Prize wins — The New York Times’ subscription sales were slower than expected during the second quarter of 2026, the company said in its earnings report released Wednesday. The Times added 280,000 digital-only subscribers between April and June, a...

The success of a team depends on the coaching staff behind it. And the Bruins’ staff continues to strengthen. UCLA women’s basketball announced the addition of Noelle Quinn as an assistant coach for the 2026-27 season Wednesday.

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The rules of an election can influence its outcomes just as much as the candidates. The 2026 California gubernatorial primary featured an unusually competitive field, with six Democrats and two Republicans leading among more than 60 candidates.

The TDC or Total Direct to Consumer model has become the dominant growth framework for the most commercially successful e-commerce brands of 2026. By eliminating the intermediaries between production and...

Bringing in new customers is consistently a win, but too many businesses miss out by not focusing on the customers they already have. Small Business Growth Alliance (SBGA) points out...

 Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Julian Duaybis, Metro editor. Interactive by Bianca Peralta, Data editor. UCPD recorded 563 unique entries in its July 1-30 daily crime log.

A tuition-free, evening course at Grand Canyon University offers Arizona residents a fast route into chip manufacturing. The next group enters this summer, and the application step closes at the...

A state with no income tax can still cost a retiree more. Wealth strategist Chuck Oliver walks through the numbers that decide whether a move protects your retirement or slowly...

A UCLA alumnus will soon make their final stop on a two-decades-long tour of making the case for punk music and amplifying queer artists. Candace Hansen, who earned a doctorate in musicology this year after completing an undergraduate and master’s degree at the university, has spent the past decade drumming for punk pioneer Alice Bag.

Thirty minutes before opening, Moo’s Craft Barbecue already had a line of over 20 hungry customers waiting to feast. After trying the food, it’s not hard to see why.

UCLA appointed a new associate vice chancellor for housing and hospitality, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck announced Monday. Sarah Dundish, the director of administration and chief of staff for UCLA Housing and Hospitality, will assume the position Wednesday, Beck said in an email sent to staff.

The long-standing football series had been called off after 100 years.

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Ten years ago, I wrote a piece on how the internet was sucking journalistic resources out of the middle of the country and concentrating it on the coasts — primarily New York City. While digital publishing theoretically could have distributed reporters away from high-cost cities, in reality, it reduced the financial returns on local reporting...

A translation of a mass shooter’s cryptic journal in the days after an attack. A public records review that revealed failures to install flood warning systems in Central Texas. An exposé of American technology companies’ complicity in building the Chinese surveillance state. An audit of the SEC’s crypto lawsuits that showed weakening enforcement under the...

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CHICAGO – The Big Ten is the best league in football. At least, that’s what Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said at the 2026 Big Ten Media Day.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:52 p.m. Diego Castro Gomez was accepted to graduate school at UC Merced in 2022. “My dream was to always pursue grad school, potentially become a professor one day,” said Gomez, who is undocumented.

Say you’re tasked with evaluating a high school senior. Here’s your criteria: their high school, their sophomore and junior year transcripts, a maximum 1,400 words of their writing, their extracurricular activities and the classes they plan to take senior year.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 8:15 p.m. Twelve former UCLA softball players are spread across five of the six teams in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 6:12 p.m. Kari Nadeau began her tenure as dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on July 1.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 8:38 p.m. CHICAGO – For the Bruins, who ranked near last in the Big Ten in sacks, forced fumbles and tackles for loss last season, it might be hard to find optimism in defense entering the new campaign.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 8:32 p.m. CHICAGO – There’s a new dawn in Westwood. When Bob Chesney walked onto the stage at Wednesday’s Big Ten Football Media Day, he made it clear that his first season as UCLA’s head coach should come with high expectations both on and off the gridiron.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 6:08 p.m. Facing a federal funding denial, a UCLA research group is turning to OnlyFans to raise money and bring awareness to long-term research funding difficulties.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 8:01 p.m. Just two months after retiring from professional basketball, Donovan Dent stepped back into the limelight Friday, entering the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag.

UCPD arrested a man for indecent exposure near the Luskin School of Public Affairs building Wednesday. The man was non-compliant with sex offender registration requirements, said Jeffrey Chobanian, the captain of UCPD’s operations bureau, in an emailed statement. He added in the statement that the man had a felony arrest warrant with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for a weapons violation.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:17 p.m. Ariana Grande’s “petal” unfolds gradually, allowing her sound to bloom on her most intentional and expansive album to date.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 7:10 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” feels exactly as the title says – brand new. Marvel Studios’ newest addition to the Spider-Man franchise swung into theaters Friday.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:59 p.m. One year ago today, the federal government suspended $584 million in UCLA’s research grants. UCLA researchers said the effects of the Trump administration’s reductions to federal science funding are still being felt, including career setbacks and funding delays.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously supported a California bill addressing artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes and other forms of technology-facilitated sexual harassment at its July 21 meeting.

It has never been easier (or cheaper) to fake and alter media. The evidence that journalists rely on to verify facts — photographs, videos, documents, websites, and even audio calls with sources — can now be convincingly generated with AI. In June, dozens of journalists, technologists, and academics gathered at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism...

Deliberate audience initiatives and breaking news alike have driven traffic to local newspapers in the last few months. According to Similarweb’s data, The Philadelphia Inquirer received 1.1 million more web visits in April than it did in March, about a 17% jump. Lisa Hughes, the Inquirer’s publisher and CEO, told me the spike coincided with...

Each quarter, we use Similarweb data to rank web traffic for local newspapers, public media websites, nonprofit news outlets, and for-profit local news sites. Today we’re bringing you our latest public media check-in, starting with KCUR, the NPR station in Kansas City. “I’m quite happy to say that our April traffic bump was largely a...

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:49 p.m. The UC admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for the 2026-27 admissions cycle, according to data released Wednesday.

A labor dispute erupted at The Guardian’s London headquarters in December 2024, with nearly 500 journalists going on strike to protest the proposed sale of the Guardian-owned Observer. With the newsroom hobbled, the British publication’s management allegedly deployed generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to suggest headlines and write descriptions of photos for people...

To close out the World Cup, Burbank went for the brace.

Downtown Burbank hosted the FIFA Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone on July 18 and July 19 during the tournament’s last two matches.

Although “The Embassy” was inspired by solitude, Parlour Magic’s third album shows how collaboration creates art. Parlour Magic is an NYC-based synth-pop band led by producer and composer Luc Bokor-Smith.

This post was updated July 28 at 4:02 p.m. Los Angeles has deep roots in Catholic history, having been founded in 1781 originally as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles.

Election season is a busy time for any newsroom. In the second quarter of 2026, some nonprofit newsrooms saw their coverage of the primaries — especially voter guides — pay off in both interest and traffic. In Nieman Lab’s quarterly ranking of nonprofit news outlets, four news outlets saw a bump in traffic thanks in...

Last July, the Republican-led Congress voted to end federal funding for public media, clawing back $1.1 billion in funds that had been previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (The CPB officially shut down this past January.) The depressing one-year anniversary is being marked by a slew of articles and updates on how public...

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 7:03 p.m. Learning how to write screenplays, operate cameras or edit scenes is only the beginning for many aspiring filmmakers.

The awards just keep on coming. Former UCLA women’s basketball center Lauren Betts won the 2026 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year award presented by Honda on Monday.

UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

It’s time for our latest look at which newsrooms are having success increasing their web traffic. We bring you four of these each quarter, looking at four different market segments: local newspapers, nonprofit news outlets, public media stations, and for-profit local news sites. Today’s edition looks at local for-profit news sites. (Eligible sites for this...

Over the past four years, a newsletter that began as a protest by an Arizona reporter frustrated with his own paper’s coverage of LGBTQ+ issues has grown to become a respected statewide publication. Now, it’s seeking to expand. Following a feasibility study, the nonprofit LOOKOUT — whose tagline is “Fierce. Independent. Queer” — is working...

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Between a loaded draft class, vibrant trade market and chaotic free agency period, summer 2026 has had general managers and basketball fanatics alike checking to make sure their heads are on straight.

Summer vacations are always a blast, but this year’s video game lineup proves that there are also plenty of adventures awaiting at home. From exploring Paris and tending to a magical bakery to restoring idyllic farming villages and fighting predatory salmon, this summer’s releases offer charm, nostalgia and action.

This post was updated July 26 at 8:13 p.m. UCLA researchers are pushing for Los Angeles to build more shade infrastructure ahead of the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Powell Library’s architecture is full of references to history and culture. Collectively, they establish Powell as a monument to human society and knowledge.

Twelve former UCLA women’s basketball players – 11 rostered players and one head coach – are representing their squads in the WNBA. Six of the 11 active players came from the 2026 Draft class that won UCLA’s first national championship in the March Madness era.

This post was updated July 26 at 8:20 p.m. July is the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The month honors Campbell, an advocate and author who co-founded the National Alliance on Mental Illness Urban Los Angeles to help people from marginalized backgrounds seek mental health services.

A healthy campus community is one where identities are respected. But a recent lawsuit against the UC threatens that standard. Defending Education – an organization that advocates for nonpolitical education, according to its website – sued the UC on June 18, alleging that UC’s sexual violence and sexual harassment policy fosters compelled speech and viewpoint discrimination.

“Hadestown: The Musical” takes viewers “way down” to a raw and riveting theatrical experience. The live stage recording captures the essence of theater and makes the audience feel like part of the production through unique cinematography and compelling performances.