Pentatonix, a nationally-acclaimed a cappella group featuring five vocalists—Scott Hoying (baritone), Kirstin Maldonado (alto), Mitch Grassi (tenor), Avi Kaplan (bass) and Kevin Olusola (beatboxer)—performed at the City National Grove of Anaheim on March 1 on their On My Way Home tour. After taking first place for the third season of NBC’s The Sing-Off in November 2011, […]
Blue and black, or white and gold? If you’re a functioning human with access to the Internet and basically any form of social media profile, you probably know what that means. Last Thursday, Feb. 26, people across the world fiercely debated the color of a dress in a picture that originated on Tumblr. Classes were […]
We’ve all probably tried green tea and cheesecake at some point in our lives, but what about green tea cheesecake? Matcha green tea powder is sweeping the health and culinary worlds for both its flavorful qualities and for its many unexpected health benefits. We all know that brewed green tea is healthy, so imagine spicing […]
Giraffage, born Charlie Yin, is an EDM producer based in San Francisco and signed to Fool’s Gold Records. His newest EP No Reason was released in November of 2014, and consists of only 5 songs. But those 5 songs are no “Fool’s Gold.” It’s the real stuff. His musical style emits a sort of psychedelic, […]
This weekend was our first time out of Amman, far from the blaring car horns and endless dust that define our everyday lives in the city. We traveled about three hours south to Wadi Rum, Jordan’s famous, immense desert and the a film site in Lawrence of Arabia. Think flat, red sand for as far as […]
“World’s Famous Hot Pastrami” towers over the corner of Alvarado and 7th St. next to Los Angeles’ renowned MacArthur Park. At Langer’s Deli, it is the truth. Beef reigns king in this part of town while pastrami is the poster-boy at this 68 year-old iconic delicatessen. At Langer’s, they don’t just make a sandwich; they […]
This sentence is false. If the preceding statement is true, then it is false, and if it is false, then it is true. The paradox is a twist of logic and language that contradicts itself, ultimately rendering itself meaningless. For the aspiring philosophy major, the statement is a reminder of just how easy it is […]
In many ways, Oxford is the USC of England. For any Trojan that has spent at least a semester at USC, I’m sure seeing a few cameras, big lights and several celebrities sprinkled around campus is not an uncommon sight. Most recently, the action film Taken 3 was shot on campus. As for TV, this […]
The group consisting of brothers Jean Paul Makhlouf and Alex Makhlouf, along with Samuel Frisch, along with a slew of other names gaining ground in the EDM scene took over Avalon nightclub in Hollywood last Friday night. Opener Sam Hiller along with duo Riggi and Piros set up the stage for what was to be an […]
One of the most loved (or dreaded, if you’re a couch potato like me) traditions of Japanese primary education is the sports festival. Classes are assigned a team color and pitted against each other. The school grounds are opened for cheering parents. The warm sound of shouting and laughter drifts through the air. When I […]