Entourage’s series finale was at once surprising and predictable. The HBO series followed four friends —Vince, Eric, Johnny and Turtle — along with Vince’s big shot Hollywood agent, Ari Gold. Vince’s character has long been marked by his sweet yet playboy-like persona, while Ari was known as Vince’s perverse but likeable agent. The finale warps […]
A bill that delays requiring online retailers such as Amazon to charge California sales tax for one year will go to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature after the legislature passed it on Friday. Without AB 155 — also known as the “compromise bill” or the “Amazon deal” — stopping the collection of sales […]
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An artistic display of Chapter 9, Verse 11 from the holy scriptures of the world’s religions. The calligraphy for these religious verses has been created by USC student Ifrah Sheikh. The opening, Sunday, September 11 at 1 p.m., is free and open to all. The show will be on display weekdays from 9 a.m. to […]
California Legislature is on the verge of passing a new law that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state-financial aid for college. A part of the two-bill package, known as California DREAM Act, has been approved by the Senate. The act would make California the first state to offer public funding to undocumented students. The […]
Israeli-Egyptian relations continued to deteriorate after an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Egypt left three dead and more than 1,000 injured. Protestors stormed the embassy and trashed offices, forcing almost the entire Israeli staff to flee Egypt. Early Saturday, the streets of Cairo erupted in violence between protestors and security forces. The clash led […]
Known to Austin Powers fans as Doctor Evil’s hired Korean assassin, Random Task, Joseph Hyungmin Son has been sentenced to life in prison for the gang rape and torture of a young Orange County woman, committed on Christmas Eve of 1990. According to the Los Angeles Times, the young woman, who is being referred to […]
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum reigns as an illustrious landmark in the minds of USC students, playing host to our beloved home football games. But in June 2010, the Coliseum witnessed tragedy when a teenage girl, Sarah Rodriguez, died of an ecstasy overdose when she attended the Electric Daisy Carnival. The girl’s parents are now […]
An emerging Los Angeles band, Nacosta, is throwing its listeners into a time warp. Two brothers, Shane and Brandon Graham, are showcasing their love for both the ’60s and the ’90s by combining musical structures from each era. Inspired by icons such as The Beatles, Radiohead and Neil Young, the band merges the styles of each. Maybe […]
As if addiction to the popular game Angry Birds is not enough, players can now take their obsession to life-size proportions with the new Angry Birds “theme park” that opened this month. Located in Changsha, China, this attraction allows guests to catapult plush birds at green pig balloons situated throughout a brick fortress. The activity […]