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“Crying in H Mart” explores self-discovery, grief and Korean-American culture through the celebratory lens of food and family.
Michelle Zauner’s “Crying in H Mart” named UCSB Reads 2026 book
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Ingrid Bostrom
Installation view of "Joan Mitchell 100," on view at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara
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Leonard DiCaprio stars in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” edited by UCSB alum Andy Jurgensen
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Illustration by Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil for Mona Damluji's “I Want You to Know."
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Ingrid Bostrom
Installation view of "Mexican Prints: The Garcia-Correa Collection," on view at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara, from Sept. 13–Dec. 7, 2025.
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Jeff Liang
UCSB's Naked Shakes
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Persian poet Saadi Shirazi's 13th-century hand-colored volume.
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Jeff Liang
UCSB Distinguished Professor Sara Poot Herrera
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Author Louis Bayard is adapting his novel "The Wildes," which explores Oscar Wilde’s family life, for a staged reading at UCSB’s LAUNCH PAD Summer Series on July 10.
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Jeff Liang
Artist and professor Kip Fulbeck creates spaces for people to define themselves and be seen as they are.
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Yuehao Gao
A visitor experiences virtual reality at a Media Arts & Technology exhibition.
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Debra Herrick
Meiya Sidney '25, College of Creative Studies and art honors