Entries by Razan Al Marzouqi

Entertaining, Engaging, Hollywood 3.0

In the entertainment industry, people always say “It’s not about what you know, it’s who you know.” And rest assured, USC’s Annenberg School of Communication lets the USC community know just exactly who they know in this year’s Hollywood 3.0 Forum. From music industry publicists to radio personalities, Hollywood 3.0 is an event geared towards […]

It’s Never Too Soon for MLB All-Star Voting

April is almost over and that can only mean one thing:  The MLB All-Star Game is right around the corner! News flash: We’re actually not at all close to the midpoint of the Major League Baseball season (22 games in, 140 to go), but MLB unveiled its All-Star ballot yesterday, thus launching the 2013 campaign. […]

Koreatown, Venice, And Other Parts Well-Known

Beloved punk-chef and professional food snob Anthony Bourdain has revamped No Reservations for CNN this season as Parts Unknown, but I’ve got a few reservations. This week’s episode (the second of the series) brought Tony to Los Angeles’ very own Koreatown. It began with a pithy overview of the LA Riots, during which Bourdain delivered […]

Dedmon declares for NBA Draft

The “Dunk City” era at USC will now have to begin with a new starting center. On Wednesday, junior 7-footer Dewayne Dedmon announced that he is leaving USC to declare for the NBA draft. “It’s just my time to chase my dream and go to the NBA,” Dedmon said in a statement released by USCTrojans.com. […]

Wake me up when the NBA playoffs end

We are only five days in, and already I am just about done with the NBA Playoffs. I’ll admit that I have never been the biggest NBA fan. But after such a wild year of sports characterized by so much unpredictability, professional basketball is a dull affair to me. It may sound stupid, but here’s […]

Chris Paul Ignites “Real” Playoff Basketball

Chris Paul crossed over at the top of the three-point arc, took five aggressive dribbles, and attacked the right side of the lane. As the floater left his fingertips, there was no doubt over what the result would be. There was nothing the outstretched arms of Tony Allen and Darrell Arthur could do. The shot […]