Life and Arts
![‘Inside Out 2’ tackles teenage angst in scarily realistic fashion](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061724_Inside-Out_Courtesy-Of-DisneyPixar-1.png)
‘Inside Out 2’ tackles teenage angst in scarily realistic fashion
Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• June 18, 2024
![‘In a Violent Nature’ flips the slasher script in fantastically gruesome fashion](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061624_Violent-Nature_Courtesy-of-IFC-Films.jpg)
‘In a Violent Nature’ flips the slasher script in fantastically gruesome fashion
Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• June 16, 2024
![Hyperpop Princess Charli XCX drops sixth album Brat](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061624_Brat_Courtesy-of-Atlantic-Records.png)
Hyperpop Princess Charli XCX drops sixth album Brat
Tyler Pullum, General Life&Arts Reporter
• June 16, 2024
![Luke Combs uniquely makes fatherhood his muse in latest album Fathers & Sons](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061624_Luke-Combs_Courtesy-of-Seven-Ridges-Records.jpg)
Luke Combs uniquely makes fatherhood his muse in latest album Fathers & Sons
Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• June 16, 2024
![Central Texas Juneteenth Park Festival](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061524_Juneteenth_Charlotte-Keene_47-1200x800.jpg)
Central Texas Juneteenth Park Festival
Charlotte Keene, Grace West, and Coco Becker
• June 16, 2024
![4 short stories to read this summer while braving the Texas heat](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061024_Summer-Stories_Angela-John-1200x1200.png)
4 short stories to read this summer while braving the Texas heat
Minza Mirza, Associate Life&Arts Editor
• June 11, 2024
![(L-R) Adria Arjona as Madison and Glen Powell as Gary Johnson in “Hit Man.”](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hit-Man.png)
Netflix’s Texas-rooted ‘Hit Man’ carries unique femme fatale story, criminal happy ending
Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• June 11, 2024
![Maymester memories: Longhorns share favorite moments from study abroad](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061024_May-Memories_Amara-Lopez-1054x1200.jpeg)
Maymester memories: Longhorns share favorite moments from study abroad
Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor
• June 10, 2024
![Filmmaker and UT alum Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda sits for a portrait in the UT Tower on June 10, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/061024_Men-in-blue-qa-2_Kw-1200x801.jpg)
Two years since premiere, alum’s heart-wrenching film continues to impact audiences around world
Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• June 10, 2024
![Ishana Night Shyamalan brings suspense, eerie fantasy in ‘The Watchers’](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/The-Watcher-1200x628.jpeg)
Ishana Night Shyamalan brings suspense, eerie fantasy in ‘The Watchers’
Diego Saldana, General Life&Arts Reporter
• June 10, 2024
![Billie Eilish releases poetic third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Billie-Eilish-Hit-Me-Hard-and-Soft.jpg)
Billie Eilish releases poetic third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Tyler Pullum, General Life&Arts Reporter
• June 9, 2024
![Mango Coast band performs on March 22, 2024 at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-22-24_MangoCoast_ManooSirivelu-37-1200x816.jpg)
Mango Coast: pop, indie rock band dominates fraternity scene
Chloe Ching, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 25, 2024