This post was updated April 30 at 8:36 pm. 
New flowers – and new video games – are blooming all season long.
Video game lovers can enjoy a plethora of new and exciting titles that are sure to keep them engaged as the days get longer.

This spring, the small screen is ready to blossom once again.
As the season shifts into full swing, a wave of fresh and returning series is set to take over weekly watchlists.

From speakers to signings, bibliophiles were booked solid this Saturday.
This weekend, the Los Angeles Times hosted the Festival of Books at the University of Southern California.

This post was updated April 16 at 9:19 p.m.
Spring means longer days, which also means more time to read.
As flowers start to bloom and the weather slowly gets warmer, the conditions become only more perfect to lay outside in the grass with a tantalizing read.

This post was updated April 16 at 8:35 p.m.
The Fowler’s newest exhibit is nothing short of monumental.
“Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines” opened at the Fowler Museum on Sunday.

This post was updated April 12 at 7:43 p.m.
The sun is coming out again and is bringing long-awaited releases.
Music icons are blooming this spring with exciting new projects.

Kiran Desai explored loneliness and connection across space and time at the Hammer Museum on Thursday.
Desai – the Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of “Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard” and “The Inheritance of Loss” – spoke with UCLA professor Mona Simpson in this year’s final iteration of Simpson’s “Some Favorite Writers” series.

Despite transitioning to a new season, winter will be frozen in time through these music videos.
Winter became the season for anticipated releases, and, accompanying these projects were creative music visuals.

The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA kept energy high with live music and collaborative games.
Entering into the sixth hour of the 10-hour 2026 Dance Marathon, PAC hyped the crowd with a morale dance to Sia’s “Cheap Thrills” before introducing the Sunset Wrecks.

The Academy has selected the top 10 outstanding films of the past year.
On March 15, the 2026 Academy Awards for Best Picture will be presented to the project that best embraces on-screen representation, creative leadership, industry access and audience development.