Life & Arts

When I was younger I had quite the Americanized idea of the Italian man: Joey Tribbiani. Well either Joey or Al Pacino — definitely one or the other. As I watched more and more movies however my stereotype grew to include romanticized visions of attractive young mo-ped-riding men scouring Rome for women waiting to be swept off their feet. Or perhaps Italy is full of … [Read more...] about Drinking an international experience

IBM — the company of nerds who got rich long before Microsoft — scheduled the beginning of this week to completely demoralize the human race. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday IBM's newest supercomputer "Watson squared off against the two winningest players in Jeopardy" history: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. "Watson" beat them both. Jennings won $2.5 million on Merv … [Read more...] about 'Jeopardy!' welcomes our new computer overlords

While you may be looking forward to breaking out your shorts and swimsuits for summer the fashion world is already moving on and setting its sights on the crisp air of autumn. This past week Feb. 10 to 17 top designers revealed their Fall 2011 collections at Fashion Week in New York. Fans of the TV show "Project Runway" might be pleased to find that season four winner Christian … [Read more...] about Pepp colors set trend in NYC

Taylor Momsen proves she's more than just a pretty young face as she frontlines her own band The Pretty Reckless. Criticized for her more than risqué clothing choices and her stick-it-to-the-man (and parents) rebel attitude 17-year-old Momsen is no newcomer to the entertainment world. She's been performing since she was a toddler but her breakout role was that of Cindy … [Read more...] about 'Gossip girl' rocks the anti-pop

I'm declaring a state of emergency. And no I'm not talking about Egypt Sacramento or even our school systems. This emergency is far more pressing and potentially catastrophic than those aforementioned three combined. I'm talking about the Waves Café. A proverbial time bomb nestled between the turnstiles of that God-forsaken place is slowly approaching zero and we no … [Read more...] about Rogue Wave: Students miss mom's cooking go to Caf instead