Staying in Los Angeles this summer? Looking for something to do besides visiting the Santa Monica Pier and hiking to the Hollywood sign? Have no fear — I’ve spent the semester thoroughly researching obscure places in Los Angeles, many more places than I could actually fit within one semester of columns. So, for your convenience, […]

Last week, a reporter asked Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner — two stars of the upcoming Avengers sequel — what they thought about the fact that Black Widow (portrayed by Scarlet Johansson) was hooking up with the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) rather than either of the fictional characters portrayed by the two men, Captain America or […]

The arrival of a new Star Wars movie is typically greeted with the kind of fanfare one associates with rare astronomical events. Like a meteor shower or a total lunar eclipse, it prompts people to behave strangely, don peculiar costumes and stay out at ungodly hours, all for the chance to catch a glimpse of […]

Brittany Howard, lead singer and guitarist of Alabama Shakes, describes her mentality during performances as “latching on to a feeling, riding it, trying not to come out of it. You stop thinking, you’re just performing — that’s the spirit world.” She puts an impossible amount of energy behind both her vocals and her dance moves. […]

Last Thursday morning, there was a rumbling, the skies opened and a new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer descended upon a mostly unsuspecting Internet. From the moment a swaggering Han Solo spoke the words, “Chewie, we’re home,” the reaction was near unanimous praise. The shockwaves were not as pronounced as when Lucasfilm released the […]