Gemelos back on track after long journey
Pegged for college and WNBA stardom, the USC guard’s career had been derailed by injuries.
Disney successfully reanimates the late Michael Jackson
'Captain EO,' a 3-D attraction starring the late pop star, returns to Disneyland after 13 years away.
Songwriting and vocal versatility from Guillemots front man
The scruffy Fyfe Dangerfield is best known in England as the multitasking singer-songwriter-instrumentalist frontman of British avant-garde pop band Guillemots. But even after two full-length albums and three EPs, his Mercury-Prize nominated group is still obscure listening in the United States. The band is known for its orchestral approach to pop music and songs that […]
Figure skater Weir evokes lost era of glam
When American figure skater Johnny Weir glides onto the ice, people discuss more than his triple axel. Yes, it’s not easy to ignore his outlandish costumes and rocky relationship with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals because of his very public love of fur. But larger and louder than both of those is the […]
Start diva-dieting with muffin tops
Tear open a Nabisco 100-calorie pack, and you get five little crisps that resemble the conveyor belt castoffs of Oreos or Chips Ahoy. Nabisco’s new slogan is “Diet Like a Diva,” and it bears some truth. Chances are you will feel so dissatisfied with these Oreo wafers that you’ll storm off to find a pack […]
Civil rights tragedy brought to West Coast stage
Based on the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black boy, 'The Ballad of Emmett Till' comes to the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles.
Recognition
Members of the Delta Gamma sorority applaud for a Marshall Economics professor during a scholarship dinner. Each of the students invited one of their favorite professors to speak in front of the dinner table and enjoy a delicious meal. Daily Trojan | Katelynn Whitaker
Barkley picks the ball back up
Quarterback Matt Barkley tosses practice throws just weeks after minor wrist surgery.
Rules of war have changed
New NATO strategy might seem tactically flawed but is mindful of innocent lives.
Letter to the editor
A wasted opportunity On Feb. 10, I hurried into a Spectrum event, “Lessons from the Holy Wars: A Pakistani-American Odyssey with Rob Asghar,” afraid to miss the first few minutes. A book promoted at the venue carried the same name. I expected to gain insight into the situation of “Af-Pak,” as they now call it […]