For decades, Nintendo has been one of the most successful video game companies in the world. But in terms of annual revenue, this year is turning out to be one of Nintendo’s worst. Last Thursday, Nintendo announced its staggering $925 million net loss for the first half of the fiscal year. Its total net loss [...]
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Melrose Avenue a haven of classic threads
Fairfax, La Brea and Melrose avenues offer some of the best vintage gems in Hollywood.
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Paul Wagar’s rendition of The Taming of the Shrew incorporates modern dress and minimalist set design to reinvent Shakespeare.
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Having a consistent exercise routine is crucial for staying fit. But, in the hubbub of college life, it’s hard to maintain stable routines. For a couple months, a combination of birthday-related indulgences and a midterm-heavy schedule left me out of shape, with no time to exercise. Everyone knows it’s important to rebuild solid exercise habits, [...]
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Come Fly Away mixes dazzling choreography with incomparable musical talent.
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Mixing different tastes and influences, Australian band Little Red creates a diverse record sure to please listeners of all types.
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Is there a legume more controversial than the soybean? It’s been accused of being Monsanto’s evil, earth-killing, bio-tech child, an allergy trigger, an impediment to proper development in infants, a duplicitous pouch of carcinogens and an emasculating testosterone leech. At the same time, soybeans are lauded as key to the longevity and slim characteristic of [...]
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The two-day, electronic music extravaganza, HARD Haunted Mansion, creates a chaotic but elating atmosphere.
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As children, we embraced Halloween as a night of spooky thrills. We bravely tramped through the neighborhood, demanding candy and creeping past scary skeleton displays, only to shriek our heads off when the display turned out to be the neighbor’s evil teenage son. Today’s costumes tend to be more risque, and booze tends to replace [...]
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