Possibly for the first time, it’s cool to be a Trekkie. After an explosive re-emergence into popular culture, the Star Trek franchise is again revolutionizing science fiction and making it sexy. The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise returns to explore the uncharted frontiers of space in Star Trek Into Darkness. These scientific quests, however, are [...]

The French duo returns with a follow up album that breathes new life into dance music.

Movie trilogies have a bit of a reputation for being films that rely heavily on action and excitement. They’re usually big money earners, which is why the studios keep going back to the well. Pensive, well-crafted and artful movies usually stand alone, having said all they needed to say in the course of their runtime. [...]

Though Generation Um…includes a star studded cast—Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, and Adelaide Clemens—this film surprisingly has more of an indie vibe.  Set in New York City, Generation Um… provides an unforgiving portrait of intimacy, dissatisfaction, and the ambiguity of friendship. The film has a strongly post-modern vibe and echoes Haruki Murakami’s bestseller, After Dark.   Like [...]

Learn the story behind the student-run coffee house and the top-five best milkshakes.

Pan stays true to J.M. Barrie’s original telling of his story Peter and Wendy.

Cochon 555 Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m. House of Blues Pork lovers, rejoice! In this one-of-a-kind competition, five talented chefs will compete for the chance to be crowned the ultimate “Prince of Porc.” Created to promote the sustainable farming of heritage-bred pigs, guests will be treated to a feast of piggy proportions including special [...]

The title of Georgia-based indie outfit Deerhunter’s sixth full length LP, Monomania, was borne as a reflection of frontman Bradford Cox’s obsessive traits, specifically in regards to music: in a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Cox stated “I guess my time as a musician has gone by so fast that I realized that I have [...]

In time for summer, local museums such as LACMA and Mouche Gallery introduce new exhibitions, which feature pieces from the historical to the hypnotic.

We’ve finally reached that point. Now that classes are winding down, USC students are scheduling study sessions and negotiating internships and research plans, all in the hopes of acing their finals and relaxing into an enjoyable but productive summer. But the nagging question remains: What happens after senior year? Though it’s easy to imagine landing [...]