Tag Archive for: valentine’s day

Cupid’s Shuffle


Whether you’re with your friends, on date, or hanging out on your own, this soundtrack can help you get into the spirit of Valentine’s Day.

Take me out


Los Angeles boasts tons of hidden attractions, so it’s no wonder that, on Valentine’s Day, tons of couples will venture into the city for their amorous celebrations. That means you have plenty of opportunities to sweep a new crush off their feet or share a special evening with that certain someone. This year, take your […]

Weekend box office offers laughs, thrills


Though more than a third of the country was busy watching the Super Bowl (or at least the commercials) last weekend, a sizable audience was willing to see a zombie try to fall in love. Barely anyone, though, wanted to see Sylvester Stallone shooting up criminals in Bullet to the Head. You’d think Stallone would […]

Halloween costumes should reflect individuality, creativity


Halloween: the holiday that involves sugar binges and discovering ways to scare yourself and others. It is also one of those rare holidays that’s meaning changes with age. Much like Valentine’s Day, where we went from trading cartoon valentines to our kindergarten classmates to offering roses and chocolates to our college sweethearts, the spooky festivities […]

Popular musicians draw inspiration from personal lives


The 2012 Grammys have come and gone, but an interest in the honorees’ artistic inspiration remains. For many of the hottest artists, their personal lives make for songwriting gold — and sometimes the messier their lives are, the more brilliant an artist’s work becomes. Adele took home a whopping six Grammys, including record of the […]

Natalie Angiuli releases EP on Valentine’s Day


With love and the smell of roses and chocolates in the air, Natalie Angiuli released her EP, New Hands, on Valentine’s Day. The four tracks on the EP, available on iTunes, were recorded at several studios in Los Angeles. All of the vocals were recorded in a bedroom, according to Angiuli. Her producer, Michael Eisenstein, had […]

Love chariot


Allen Wang, a junior studying kinesiology, peddles Jing Xin and Shagun Shah, graduate students studying civil engineering, near Traveler on Tuesday. Students gave chocolate, roses and teddy bears to their significant others to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Americans began exchanging Valentine cards in the 1770s, according to History.com.

Loving songs perfect for Valentine’s Day


The Beatles—“She’s Leaving Home” The other songs on Sgt. Peppers, heavyweight singles like “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “A Day in the Life,” tend to steal the spotlight from “She’s Leaving Home.” Nevertheless this is perhaps the album’s most beautiful vignette. A girl escapes her home for love and adventure and meanwhile her […]