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
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Burn after watching
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
‘Brand’ed by one ring to rule them all
Kristen EnglertLife and Arts Assistant At the MTV Video Music Awards on Sun., Sept. 7, Russell Brand took comedy to an uncomfortable level. Brand made his debut in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” playing a sex-crazed celebrity boyfriend. Although he was supposedly just acting in the role, many discovered after the VMAs that his real-life persona does not seem much different. … [Read more...] about ‘Brand’ed by one ring to rule them all
Go Outdoors: The Santa Paula Punch Bowls
Derek Sedam Assistant Online Editor A student’s account of how a hike in L.A.’s backcountry gave way to more than refreshing pools and renewed friendships. Staring down the barrel of a granite gun, I sat atop 45 feet of slick, hot rock. The invisible push of peer pressure felt like another cold barrel on my back, sending chills down onlookers’ wide-eyed gazes. The water, so … [Read more...] about Go Outdoors: The Santa Paula Punch Bowls
Standing up for laughter
Caitlin WhiteStaff Writer Amidst the surfeit numbers of dead-beat comedy clubs that have invaded Los Angeles, it can be hard to decipher where one will find true laughter versus where one will be over-charged to listen to painfully unfunny jokes. Thankfully, a beacon of light has been found, and that beacon is Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With theatres in both New York … [Read more...] about Standing up for laughter