Mobile applications off the web on the go


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Once a Blackberry user, I converted to the iPhone last spring and haven’t regretted it. The Internet is easier to use, the screen is larger and it automatically syncs with my iTunes, iCalendar, iPhoto and address book on my MacBook. My favorite feature of the iPhone, however, is the applications. The Pew Internet Project released […]

Craft beer comes to City of Angels


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If cities were alcoholic beverages, Los Angeles would be a mix of vodka and Red Bull — a potent dose of liquor hidden beneath the sugary-sweet sheen of a counterintuitive energy boost. San Diego, just a few hours south, would be defined by its main boozy creation, one rooted in a working-class ethic that has […]

Sicilian Girl explores the fall of the Mafia


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Is the film worthy of the story? That is the question that must be asked, and answered, about The Sicilian Girl ­— and every other film based on a true story. After all, fiction isn’t fiction when the characters are real. But let’s save the answer until I’m done rambling. The Sicilian Girl is based […]

Privacy hard to maintain online


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Most people drive through life unaffected by red-light cameras. But have you ever thought about how influential and powerful they can be? You run the red light, the camera flashes, you think, “Oh god” and say a quick prayer, but two weeks later the ticket comes in the mail along with photographic proof of your […]

Modern buildings still thrive in L.A.


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From the early days of film to the most reckless days of punk, Los Angeles has always been a hub for creative innovation. Our historical distance from European thought and our physical distance from older cities like New York has allowed Los Angeles to be used as a petri dish for all kinds of experimentation. […]

Geo-tagging helps pin down popular places


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Competition is rising up over social media’s latest craze: geo-location. Designed for mobile users, geo-location allows you to share your location with friends. There are several applications currently leading the geo-location bandwagon, including Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook’s Places, which was introduced Aug. 18. Not surprisingly, the feature, just more than one year old, is not […]

Leaving behind medicine for music


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Brian Ralston — renowned film composer and graduate of Thornton School of Music’s Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program — was once an emergency medical technician involved in clinical research for pharmaceutical companies and poised to apply to medical school. For any artist, starving or not, a career in medicine is a clear antithesis.

Three staples for college cooking


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Unless you’re still living with your parents, chances are that you’re either sharing a small kitchen with several other housemates or you’re stuck in a dorm without a kitchen where you barely have room to store a Heinz squeeze bottle. Therefore, you might not find it wise to purchase more last-minute items, but you might […]