In theaters today – Week of Sept. 17


Easy A [Rated PG-13] Superbad’s Emma Stone stars in this hip update of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic American novel, The Scarlet Letter. The once-spotless reputation of a high school student is tarnished when she pretends to lose her virginity to her gay friend, resulting in a slew of hopelessly horny classmates asking for the same service. […]

Mobile applications off the web on the go


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


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 […]