A serendipitous journey for USC singer
He explored other career paths, but senior Kenton Chen has always gravitated to music.
Cult film’s status leaves no ‘Room’ for improvement
Tommy Wiseau’s melodrama has become an inexplicable classic among scenesters.
Audience becomes ‘lost in the sounds’ with Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor enchants concert-goers with new and old songs at the Greek Theatre Wednesday.
Depression-era book captures LA’s essence
Eighty years ago today, thousands lost their wealth in a series of unfortunate economic events. As stock values plummeted, so did the Los Angeles pride that had been built up through the growth of California industry. The infamous Black Tuesday launched a nationwide economic depression that caused staunch politicians in decades following to initiate programs […]
The second coming of the horror genre
In Antichrist, a self-disemboweling fox utters the phrase, “Chaos reigns.” Director Lars von Trier makes sure it really does, by illustrating every brutal detail necessary on screen and demonstrating just how horrifying chaos can be. The movie stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as He and She, a couple whose young son falls to his […]
Museum gives arachnophobics the ultimate test
Visitors at the Natural History Museum’s Spider Pavilion can view spiders of various species up close in an open-air terrarium.
Día de los Muertos
Now in its 10th year, Hollywood Forever’s Dia de los Muertos celebration honors the deceased with altars, processions and music.
Halloween brings out the best and worst
So tell me: Why was the skeleton afraid to cross the road? I must have used this joke at least 30 times each year to get my precious, long-awaited candy. Nearly every person who opened their doors demanded a joke before allowing me a handful of sweets and, loving the sudden spotlight as a comedian, […]
Jupiter One blasts off from humble beginnings
With a new album and an opening gig for Regina Spektor, the NY-based band is quickly climbing up the indie-rock ladder.
A professional link to social networking
You know the story: You interview for the job of your dreams and walk out confident. Your interviewer Googles you, Facebooks you and generally stalks you on every website possible, and, in doing so, comes up with a few good reasons — namely, your history of naked keg stands — why you are not a […]