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 [...]

Well folks, it’s that time of year again when the semester winds down and leaves you wondering what even happened in the last four months. Throughout the semester, we’ve looked at the factors that have inspired kickass new songs, artist influences, bands straying from the path, time warps back into the ’90s (was I the [...]

“It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of a man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire. … Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her [...]

Goodbye. It is a word that is often used to express that the end of a special friendship or era is near (for example, a pending graduation from USC). However, at times the word can feel just as pertinent when applied to television. Sometimes, all it takes is one episode to make a viewer become [...]

In this special summer preview edition of Box Office Beat, we’ll be looking over the entire summer slate to see which films will do the best and which films will likely have to make the most of it on cable television.   This time last year, The Avengers opened to an astronomical $207.4 million and [...]

The most popular literary event in California has finally ended.All across campus, the classic white tents from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books have been packed away, and attendees at last weekend’s event have traded crowded Trousdale book stands for routine stop-and-go L.A. traffic. As they finish shelving their literary spoils and return to [...]

Things are starting to get hectic here on campus as the semester begins to wind down. Last-minute assignments and studying for finals are taking up everybody’s time, and it feels like someone is shafting us by stealing hours out of the day when no one’s looking. In this semester’s coda, most of us are just [...]

On Friday, Victoria’s Secret supermodel Karolina Kurkova stepped out for a walk around her New York City neighborhood. Wearing a short shift, comfy boots and a leather bomber, Kurkova looked like the epitome of downtown chic. Still, a supermodel walking around should not be newsworthy. What the supermodel is wearing, however, is a different story. [...]

In light of the recent Boston Marathon tragedy, a lot of attention has been focused on the effect of how media — specifically, television news and scripted shows — conveys breaking news to the public. Despite past breaking news mistakes (CNN’s and Fox News’ coverage on the 2012 Supreme Court health care decision, anyone?), reporters [...]

Last week, 42, the Jackie Robinson biopic, managed an excellent $27.5 million opening, which not only is the largest box-office opening for a baseball film but also the second-largest for any sports film ever. On the other hand, Scary Movie 5 failed to generate much interest with $14.1 million, far less than what the fourth [...]