Life & Arts

Canadian indie rock band, Islands, released their fourth full-length album “A Sleep & A Forgetting” on Tuesday. Still maintaining that “Islands sound,” this 11-track LP shows lead vocalist Nick Thornburn permeating each and every song with a personal reflection. This gives the album a fresh, strong emotional sense that was not developed in Islands’ previous releases. Each … [Read more...] about ‘A Sleep & A Forgetting’

Sheepherder bread, cinnamon pull-apart brioches, butter-spritz cookies, squaw bread, chili cheese loaves. If you’ve ever visited Mammoth or Bishop, it’s likely you’ve tasted — and later craved — one or more of these delicious baked goods. Now, with the arrival of David Schat’s Bakery Café in El Segundo, your trip to get them just got much shorter. Photos by Jenny … [Read more...] about Schat’s Bakery Comes to Southern California

“Does it have gluten?” It’s a question that has been asked quite frequently lately. While some ask it because they’d rather avoid gluten to stick to their strict diets, others avoid gluten because it can cause them harm. Gluten is not a protein, but a protein composite. This means that it is composed of glutenin, gliadin, secalin and hordein, which are proteins. Gluten can be … [Read more...] about Gluten intolerance radically alters lifestyle

The commercials. Let’s face it, besides the halftime show and the actual game itself, the Super Bowl commercials are the most interesting topic of post-game conversations. And let’s be real, Madonna’s overblown Trojan entrance, star-studded numbers with genre-conflicting hip hop artists like M.I.A. (who felt the need to blatantly express herself with expletives on live … [Read more...] about Ads compete at Super Bowl

Well, there’s no use avoiding it anymore. The controversial Facebook Timeline will become obligatory for all users within the next couple of weeks. This new format has been met with enthusiasm from some users, who have been inundating news feeds with “life events” and cover photo changes. Others have merely chosen to ignore the existence of the new design until Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook forces timeline