This post was updated April 13 at 7:52 p.m.
Westwood’s newest coffee pop-up shop, Boondocks Coffee Roasters, is brewing a name for itself through its specialty coffee drinks.

This post was updated April 13 at 7:41 p.m.
Bon Iver is exploring new shades of emotion in characteristically strong form on “SABLE, fABLE.”
The indie folk group released its fifth studio album, the 42-minute “SABLE, fABLE,” on Friday.

By design, springtime is full of a bounty of new art.
Every petal is a brushstroke on the landscape, each new bud of vegetation a fleck of bright paint on the canvas.

This post was updated April 10 at 7:28 p.m.
Bruin Bowl Malatang fails in its first impression, and it struggles to leave a lasting one.
Offering build-your-own hot pot bowls in a dubiously decorated space, Bruin Bowl Malatang quietly opened in Westwood in March.

This post was updated April 10 at 7:24 p.m.
Daniela Huerta is unboxing people’s personalities one film at a time.
The fourth-year political science student – who is also known as DJ frootgummie – is host to the UCLA Radio show “Letterboxd Unboxed,” an hourlong podcast that dissects guests’ four favorite movies.

This post was updated April 10 at 7:38 p.m.
There may be no season better for concerts than spring.
As the sun in the Northern Hemisphere stays out later, the hours for sunsets extend.

At Printed Matter Society, paper holds memory.
The club deals in collages, bookbinding, printed photography and, most prominently, zines. These handmade, noncommercial issues are curated from original or appropriated images and text to encapsulate the artist’s vision in booklet form.