Jet setting the world on a post-graduate budget
Through posts on their website, college graduates from around the nation prove you don’t need a six-figure salary to travel the globe.
‘Woodstock’ captures spirit of era, but lacks energy
In the bathroom of the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood, two women with graying hair and beaded scarves draped over their shoulders chatted excitedly 15 minutes prior to the screening of Taking Woodstock. “Where were you during Woodstock?” one asked the other, to which she replied with a detailed description of a weekend 40 years past. […]
New album fails to ‘Breakthrough’ sophomore slump
You know that ditsy, naïve, overly cheerful girl in class you just can’t stand? That’s Colbie Caillat on her sophomore album, Breakthrough, a dim-witted collection of redundant, uninspired and excessively sunny boy-crush songs. I’ll be the first to admit my soft spot for Colbie Caillat and her deliciously raspy voice; Coco was a solid feel-good […]
Facebook profiles speak the truth
Bob Marley’s religion is love. Mine is a YouTube video. According to my Facebook, I place my faith in a 90-second clip of Arcade Fire’s performance in an elevator. In actuality, this is not entirely the truth — I love many other bands just as well. Also according to Facebook, my “activities” are solely “Twitter.” […]
Hardcore band straddles musical border
Influenced by the multicultural neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Mariachi The Bronx puts a Mexican spin on electric-goes-acoustic.
A gay old time at movement’s expense
With speeches here and interviews there, let’s face it: All that ever sticks with us are sound bites — short, 10-second remarks that get straight to the point. In politics, there are obviously quite a few notable ones: President Barack Obama’s “We are the change we’ve been waiting for;” Richard Nixon’s “I’m not a crook;” […]
Proper office attire a must in working world
Anyone who works in the world of 9-to-5 professionalism is forced to abide by a dress code with some basic rules that apply to employees all the way from Little Rock to the Big Apple. In many offices — my New Jersey law office included — the attire is set as “business casual.” The term […]
Songstress returns from musical hiatus with long-awaited album
It’s been a long time coming — four years to be exact — but Imogen Heap has finally released her third solo album, Ellipse. It’s an event comparable to the second coming for her devoted cult following, and boy, was it worth the wait. In recent years, the British electropop artist has become a ubiquitous, […]
Book uncovers your dirty little secrets
As promotion for his satirical sex book, Adrian Colesberry allows curious website users to create their very own instruction manuals.
Contemporary children’s films attract adult audiences
A nagging paranoia sometimes gnaws at the back of my mind when I’m seated in the most public of confessionals: the movie theater. I briefly felt this subconscious anxiety during a recent showing of Hayao Miyazaki’s new animated film, Ponyo. The Japanese master’s latest — a story of an innocent friendship between an imaginative young […]