From pageant to palm trees SHANNON URTNOWSKIA&E Editor Seven. It is a number that many categorize with luck, but not many know why. For 18-year-old freshman Brittany Brannon, however, it is easy to understand the number’s significance. Brannon, Miss Teen America 2007, was crowned on July 7, 2007 (07-07-07), and, on the Top 10 night of the competition, she was the seventh … [Read more...] about CHRIS MENDEZ/Staff Photographer
New society showcases student talents
JESSIE REIMERStaff Writer “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world,” said John Keating, played by Robin Williams, in the 1989 Oscar-winning film “Dead Poet’s Society.” The newly created Santa Monica Poet Society echoes that same mission, as it encourages artists of all types to share and expand their creativity. Last Thursday evening, … [Read more...] about New society showcases student talents
Hot topic gets student steamed up
LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant Editor Smoking is sexy. Tell everyone you know. Clearly, Hollywood has been aware of this fact for some time. When the god-like creatures Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp light up on screen, with those opaque puffs of smoke secreting from their mouths, it’s as if the world has stopped. Maybe scenes like these were just too hot to handle because now the … [Read more...] about Hot topic gets student steamed up
Sunset brings new life to sleepy daytime hideaway
MISHY TURNER & ERIKA VARELAStaff Writers Home to many underground artists, Echo Park has been an inspired epicenter of central Los Angeles for decades. People looking for a little creativity in their lives need only head to the district. To truly embrace the originality of Echo Park, step out of the traditional world of heart pendants and into the urban chic world of Han … [Read more...] about Sunset brings new life to sleepy daytime hideaway
Small fish try to make it in the mainstream
MARC CHOQUETTEOnline Content Manager San Diego indie rock band Pinback has epitomized what can be called the “limbo phenomenon” in today’s increasingly expanding genre of rock, which is loosely labeled “indie.” With pop melodies, frequent harmonizing and ambient rhythms, the band’s stylings in past albums like the 2001 “Blue Screen Life” and the 2004 “Summer in Abaddon,” have … [Read more...] about Small fish try to make it in the mainstream