Model Cara Delevingne cast in Paper Towns


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So as many John Green followers already know, Variety announced that model Cara Delevingne has been cast as the lead role of Margo Roth Spiegelman in the film adaptation of Paper Towns, Green’s third insanely successful young adult novel. Paper Towns is about two estranged childhood friends, Quentin and Margo, who reunite for a night […]

Fantasy Football: Week 1 Studs and Duds


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Week one leaves fantasy owners with the wrong mindset heading forward into the season. They are either prematurely crowning themselves champion of the league after an early win or scrambling to make any kind of trade to shake up their roster and not feel the pain of defeat again in week two. Both parties need […]

New York Fashion Week Highlights


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You can either laugh or cry, but New York Fashion Week has finally come to an end. Although this action-packed week merely lasted eight days, fashion week once again proved that it is an all-embracing, global event that instantly impels people to pause whatever they are doing in their lives and give full attention to. […]

Calvary succeeds despite grim storyline


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Succeeding the streak of positive reviews from his previous work, The Guard, Calvary is John Michael McDonagh’s second directorial triumph. A low budget Irish independent film played by strong actors such as Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, and Domhall Gleeson, the movie is about a priest who is constantly challenged about the validity of faith, righteousness […]

‘Spider-Man’ should dominate weekend box office


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In today’s society there is one thing that is clear: Marvel dominates the superhero genre. Although The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is not from Disney and Marvel Studios, it is still a huge blockbuster that should dominate the weekend. This weekend also features Walk of Shame, starring Elizabeth Banks, but the box office should belong to […]

Satisfying a bacon obsession


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I have this thing for cured pork meat product: bacon. This love — or obsession — began at a young age and started mostly because of healthy childhood deprivations. My mom is a total health nut (love you, Mom!), but because I was deprived, my love only grew stronger. I wish I could remember when […]

Annenberg Evening of Innovation features student startups


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The Annenberg Innovation Lab hosted an Evening of Innovation at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on Wednesday. Six student-founded startups partook in the event for an opportunity to receive $10,000 in funding. Erin Reilly, Annenberg Innovation Lab creative director, described the Evening of Innovation as a culmination of the 2013-2014 academic year. […]

Visiting professor discusses Egyptian military


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Professor Robert Springborg, a recent retiree from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate school in Monterey and an expert on Egypt and its military, spoke to students in Ronald Tutor Campus Center Tuesday afternoon about the structure and role of the Egyptian military during and after the revolution in 2011 that deposed former president Hosni Mubarak. The event was […]