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Laura JohnsonLife and Arts Editor So, you have a dog. Yes. What kind? A weimaraner, and his name is Buddy. How old is sweet Buddy? Not applicable. Let’s just say he’s 69 (in dog years) and in his prime. Is he just your dog or everyone in your house’s dog? He’s everyone’s dog — the four boys who live here. Why do you have a dog? I don’t know — probably because no one else will … [Read more...] about People & Their Pets: Paul Martins and Buddy

Laura JohnsonLife and Arts Editor Stephen Schwartz is famous. But, it is not until hearing his list of credentials that one even begins to comprehend how famous he truly is. Writing the tunes for the likes of musicals, such as “Pippen,” “Godspell” and, most recently, “Wicked” — along with scores for countless animated classics, such as “The Prince of Egypt,” “Pocahontas,” “The … [Read more...] about ‘Wicked’ sounds set to ‘defy gravity’ at Smothers Theatre

Laura JohnsonLife & Arts Editor 10. The name lies. It is not just open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Actually, it is open 24 hours a day. Skeletor, be worried — you now have some competition. 9. Any place you can buy Coke (referring to the beverage) is fine by me. 8. Come on, just because the hot dogs have been rolling on that cooker all day long doesn’t mean they aren’t great. 7. … [Read more...] about Top 10 reasons to ‘thank heaven’ 7-Eleven just opened in Calabasas

Kristen EnglertLife and Arts Assistant Recently, teenage girls, middle-aged moms and even grandmothers have become obsessed with something new: stone cold, black eyed, blood-thirsty vampires. With Stephenie Meyers topping the book charts, due to her recent publication of “Twilight” in 2007, vampires have been moving up the ranks in popularity.  Some say the obsessions started … [Read more...] about Vampires ‘suck’ in fans

Alex SwobStaff Writer From the eccentric minds of the Coen Brothers (“No Country For Old Men”) comes the newly-released film “Burn After Reading,” a movie so immersed in absurdity that it deserves to be in a category all its own. Although it has been advertised as a comedy (which it is), it is one of such obscurity and randomness that if one knew nothing of the film, he would … [Read more...] about Burn after watching