Comikaze swoops into Los Angeles
Eilene Beniquez
December 6, 2011
Comic-Con International brings hundreds of thousands of people to San Diego each year, but Los Angeles was never host to many large-scale comic book conventions. Into the Angeleno void now enters the first-time, upstart convention, Comikaze Expo. Started by two siblings, Regina and Mario Carpinelli,... Read more »
A world of women’s struggles on display at Skirball
Samanta Kubon
December 5, 2011
As young women in America, we can go to school, become lawyers, doctors, artists. We have power over our bodies, can decide whether and when we want to have children, or even choose an abortion. We benefit from the work of feminists throughout history, and despite still existing inequalities between... Read more »
The faces behind the V Occupy masks
Zoie Matthew
December 5, 2011
It’s 1604; five men are hunched over at Duck and Drake Pub on a foggy London evening. They’ve got whispers on their lips and schemes in their minds. Their plot: to overthrow the English government by blowing up the protestant parliament building. The men were captured before their “Gunpowder Plot”... Read more »
NaNoWriMo #5: A Novelist’s Mission
Mia Shilpi
December 5, 2011
The end of the month is fast approaching, and the end of National Novel Writing Month with it. Over the course of the month I have typed my fingertips off from typing at a speed achievable only by the seven gallons of caffeinated beverages I have consumed this month. NaNoWriMo is mostly a mad rush of... Read more »
“Puss in Boots” slashes into theaters
Fatou Samb
December 4, 2011
After appearances in the “Shrek” movie series, the scene-stealing character Puss in Boots is getting a spinoff, inviting fans on a different kind of adventure. The titular, unapologetic Don Juan (Antonio Banderas) is comical and irresistible in this prequel to his “Shrek” debut. The portrayal... Read more »
Synapse
Eva Boguslawski
December 4, 2011
Dance exemplifies many powerful meanings and emotions. It can be therapeutic, thought-provoking, and can even tell a story. On Nov. 5, Synapse Dance Theater illustrated life and its complexities with a contemporary dance ensemble presentation featuring an eclectic set of 12 dances ranging from hip-hop... Read more »
The effect of social media on Occupy
Valerie Serrano, Staff Writer
December 3, 2011
The striking images of Rodney King being beaten by a group of policemen from the Los Angeles Police Department sent shockwaves through the already frustrated Los Angeles African American community. It didn’t take long for the tape to extend those shockwaves not only throughout California, but the entire... Read more »
NaNoWriMo Memoir #4-Swamp part 2
Mia Shilpi
November 24, 2011
There were a half-dozen of us sitting in the corner of UCLA‘s Northern Lights café. Shrouded in the smell of chips and muffins, we chattered excitedly about odd topics like Victorian travel, vampires, aliens, and soap operas, all in one conversation. This off-kilter chatter was punctuated by timed... Read more »
Shuffling in its form
Maria Dimera and Tabetha Harris
November 23, 2011
For anyone walking around Santa Monica College on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons, seeing a group of students dancing in a circle near the clock tower is common. The group of dancers, who call themselves the Melbourne Supremacy, can often be seen shuffling. The Melbourne Shuffle, commonly known as “the... Read more »
The local effect of Dubstep
Nayla Paschoa, Contributor
November 22, 2011
The low wobbly bass of the genre known as dubstep has been crossing over from raves, to clubs, to radio playlists and the mainstream. Popular artists such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Britney Spears, and Korn have begun turning to this genre for a new take on their sounds. While dubstep has been making strides... Read more »
