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Staff Writer Steadfast certainty about life’s relationships, an earnest love for surfing and an everlasting smile are some of junior Jeannine Blankinship’s best-known traits. She’s a psychology major who spent last year in Buenos Aires. Inspired by a trip to Brazil, Blankinship bought a surfboard and began teaching herself the sport. Even though she has no wetsuit, she still … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Jeannine BlankinshipKERIANN BOONE

CHRIS MAYERLiving Assistant It wasn’t exactly an ideal situation. The 20-year-old arrived at LAX with little more than his own clothes. Having never been to America, he spoke very little English. All he had was a lifelong passion: cooking. Today, the grungy kid in blue jeans is a distant memory — 43-year-old Lino Savoia is a father of two and the owner of his fifth restaurant, … [Read more...] about Lino adds some Pomezia to PCH

CANON HAMLINStaff Writer B-movies are strange creatures. Some of them are actually quite entertaining, and even the really horrible ones are so bad they are good. Low-budget films, especially those in the horror genre, can either take audiences completely by surprise, like “The Blair Witch Project,” or be so embarrassingly bad that they are entertaining to watch and make fun … [Read more...] about Film’s point lost in ‘The Fog’

EVELYN BARGEA&E Editor Ghosts have always been a favorite topic in Hollywood, where horror films often produce huge box-office figures. But aside from the smoke-and-mirrors effects of movie studios, the city of Hollywood is purported to possess some real-life specters of its own. Below is a sampling of Hollywood’s most-haunted hot spots and the legendary ghosts who inhabit … [Read more...] about Haunted Hollywood

AUDREY REEDNews Editor It’s the drug trip without the hangover, memory loss or lasting addiction. “Ecstasy: In and About Altered States” at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art creates experiences that challenge the perception of a sober mind. The exhibit features traditional paintings as well as sculpture, audio and video, and complete environmental rooms. … [Read more...] about MOCA displays images of ‘Ecstasy’