Screen on Sound: Pompeii, 3 Days to Kill, and more
In this week’s installment of Screen on Sound, Lifestyle writers Landon McDonald and Nicolas Ransinangue talk about the recent and upcoming movie releases, as well as what’s hot on TV.
Monuments Men contemplates significance of art
Upon hearing the story of the men and women working in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives sections throughout World War II — aka the Monuments Men — who were fighting to reclaim art that had been stolen by the Nazis, I asked myself a series of “what if” questions. What if the Nazis had […]
Trojan Transcripts: an interview with Elizabeth Eddy
As part of a new podcast series, Trojan Transcripts, managing editor Will Laws interviewed soccer star and lacrosse player Elizabeth Eddy about her recent draft to the NWSL’s Sky Blue FC, as well as her plans for the future.
Congressional Budget reports distort ObamaCare facts
A brief story illustrates the problem that arises when causation and correlation are mixed together. Take for example the tale of the misguided czar, who noticed that the province in his kingdom with the highest rates of sickness was also the province that contained the most doctors. His solution? He ordered that all of the doctors […]
Screen on Sound: That Awkward Moment, Labor Day, and more
In this week’s installment of Screen on Sound, Lifestyle writers Daniel Grzywacz and Landon McDonald talk about the recent and upcoming movie releases, as well as what’s hot on TV.
State of the Union must outline achievable goals
As Winston Churchill once said, “A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.” President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was, as expected, characterized by ambitious proposals. Some of President […]
Screen on Sound: Razzies and more
Lifestyle writers Daniel Grzywacz and Landon McDonald talk about the Razzies as well as this week’s releases.
LACMA fútbol exhibit fuses art and athletics
Over winter break, I came into the possession of a Los Angeles County Museum of Art pass. Being the broke college student that I am, I’ve spent a lot of time in recent weeks trolling the LACMA website, looking for exhibits to attend. One show in particular caught my eye: “Fútbol: The Beautiful Game.” I […]
Congress must vote to raise the minimum wage
It’s hard to write a weekly column on a Congress that turns three-day weekends into weeklong recesses. That’s right — Congress has adjourned until Jan. 27. After Congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that keeps the government’s lights on until September, it’s worth considering an idea that requires no government spending and was proposed […]
Screen on Sound: Oscar nominations
Lifestyle writers Daniel Grzywacz and Landon McDonald talk about the Oscars nominations, as well as their picks for wins.