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Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” was recently performed at the Claire Trevor Theater, from Feb. 21-25. The director, Andrew Borba, made an ambitious attempt at incorporating Shakespearean prose in the style of a 1930s newsroom. The play’s original setting of Navarre is transformed into a newspaper publication, with King Ferdinand as the editor-in-chief.

Many acceptance speeches from the 91st Academy Awards spoke of inclusivity and inspiration; before these speeches were even written, set designer David Korins had those exact ideas in mind while designing the stage for the prestigious awards show.

FIDLAR’s latest release “Almost Free” bleeds counterculture in its lyrics and looks to find new ground within the pop-punk genre. The album deals with modern day issues like phones, social media, gentrification and the hyper-political climate the world find itself in.

Effectively, Sony sees games heading toward a place where consumers no longer care what console/platform they’re playing on as long as the game is what is wanted. This means that while the company is still trying to keep their own brand on top, they see the need to start cooperating with other companies to create a better industry.

A few decades ago, women all over the world gave birth at the same time, despite not being pregnant moments before, to babies with extraordinary gifts.

With directors casting more actors from a musical theater background, it’s quite possible that some of the familiar faces on your favorite TV shows and movies may have worked on the Great White Way before walking the Hollywood red carpet.

While there are many forgettable shows that are hard to swallow — no pun intended — “Sex Education” comes as a palate cleanser; it is funny, yet serious in its tackling of social issues.

“Apex Legends” is a new “Battle Royale” game, developed by Respawn Entertainment. The game was released on Feb. 4 as a free-to-play game for the Xbox one, PlayStation 4, and PC. It takes place in the same universe as the developer’s prior AAA game, “Titanfall.” Though the aesthetics may share the DNA of its predecessors, the game differs greatly in terms of gameplay.

Weezer’s “Teal Album” had a surprise release on Jan. 23, and the tracklist is just as surprising as its drop.

Orange County School of the Arts alumni Krysta Rodriguez and Scott Barnhardt returned to Orange County on Jan. 27 to perform their cabaret “Coming Home” at the Irvine Barclay Theater.

Shortly after entering the exhibit, an unusual proposition was presented by the Archive of Privatized Experience: volunteer to check in your phone for the duration of your time in the exhibit and get paid.

A few years after he graduated from UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Justin Keats’ phone rang in an audition waiting room in New York City.