KELSEY MAYSLiving Assistant Anela Holck/Assistant Photo Editor Behind the wheel of a Hummer H3 SUV with the engine at full bore, I’m struggling to maintain 55 miles per hour up a slight grade on Pacific Coast Highway. In the passing lane comes, of all cars, a Toyota Prius. Oh, the irony. I bet that driver had quite a chuckle. Never mind that the H3 is Hummer’s smallest and most … [Read more...] about It’s Hummer time
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True sports cars should be rear-wheel drive
GARRETT COMANStaff Writer The influx of cheaper import cars in the ’80s brought a dramatic shift to the way cars were built, and we’re just now recovering from the disastrous effects of the front-wheel-drive economy car. In the early ’80s, Toyotas and Hondas appeared with front-wheel drive. Folks then thought front-drivers were the new “sophisticated” way to get power to the … [Read more...] about True sports cars should be rear-wheel drive
Satirical artwork obscures message
GABE DURHAMStaff Writer I stumbled across the news Web site “The Onion” last week, and the top story was “Trick or Treaters to Be Subject to Random Bag Searches.” I said to myself, “It’s about time. The streets should be as safe as an airport. After all, children are the future.” But it turns out that, when you peel this onion, what you find are satirical messages that imitate … [Read more...] about Satirical artwork obscures message
‘Jardhead’ holds no message
CANON HAMLINStaff Writer A lone soldier rushes out of the transport as bullets rush by him. Mortar explosions pound the desert beside him, spraying sand into his eyes and face. He pulls out his rifle, aims and shoots at two Iraqi soldiers, as snipers on the hill above him kill his two squad mates. Typical war movies involve a similar scene, where a heroic soldier makes a stand … [Read more...] about ‘Jardhead’ holds no message
King Tut run extended at LACMA
SHANNON UTRNOWSKIStaff Writer The gold and glitter of ancient Egypt will remain in Los Angeles a little longer because the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibit “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” has extended its run by five days. The exhibit showcases treasures from Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut, several of his relatives and his 18th-dynasty … [Read more...] about King Tut run extended at LACMA