Life & Arts

Forget Carmen San Diego. Where in the world is Fiona Apple? It’s been six years since the release of “Extraordinary Machine,” an album Rolling Stone counted among the top 50 albums of the entire decade. Since then, the soulful singer has blended into the crowd better than a hipster at a Death Cab for Cutie concert. Even when Billboard announced a new album would drop in spring … [Read more...] about Wait will be worth it for new Fiona Apple

Anybody noticed the HAWC cafeteria thingy is called the “TBNL Cafe (To-Be-Named-Later)?” What’s up with that? I don’t know about you, but to me, when you build yourself an eatery, naming it would seemingly be among the first things on your to-do list. Let’s face it, people aren’t leaving hospitals with babies named TBD or N/A. In fact, they’re not allowed to — it’s literally … [Read more...] about Rogue Wave: Commit to a name, stop indecision

One recent morning, I mustered the consciousness to pull myself out of bed and go to Heroes Garden to wait for the sunrise. Early-rising friends had recommended this as a beautiful way to start a day, but I was skeptical of anything requiring alertness before dawn. As it turned out, the sun never showed up; instead, a chance encounter sparked a moment of inspiration. The … [Read more...] about The Bucket List: Break out of the fog

The beatniks took over Coffeehouse and filled the Sandbar with cool, jazzy attitude reminiscent of the ’50s and ’60s. They even offered complimentary wayfarer sunglasses to wear during the performances to complete the beatnik look. Friday’s Coffeehouse included performances of spoken word, poetry readings, instruments performed in unique ways, and even a children’s storybook … [Read more...] about Beatnik-inspired Coffeehouse inspires cool cat vibe

If you’ve met Professor of Biology Karen Martin, chances are that she’s told you about the grunion. And if you’ve seen the grunion, chances are you understand why. The grunion is a fish native to Southern California, a phenomenon only enjoyed in our corner of the world. It might sound crazy for a fish to beach itself, but these fish are born to do just that. At high tide they … [Read more...] about Professors pool resources to save grunion