For all those who have been bogged down in the past few weeks by those pesky midterms and course papers and were prevented from taking part in our logo design contest, you are in luck! The editors of Scribe have decided to extend the logo contest deadline to November 10th. This new time parameter for the contest brings with it new design requirements. Please submit as … [Read more...] about New Contest Requirements
Archives for October 2011
Tales of Cupcakery – Vanilla Bakeshop
The first thing noticeable when walking into Vanilla Bakeshop (Santa Monica location) is not only do they bake regular sized cupcakes, they have mini versions of the exact cupcakes they make. So naturally to try the most number of cupcakes possible to most efficiently evaluate the Cupcakery, I purchased three mini cupcakes (disclaimer: mini cupcakes are much more dangerous than … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery – Vanilla Bakeshop
If College Teaches You Nothing Else…
If college teaches you nothing else, try and remember words like metonymy. They may not come in handy all too often, but eventually you will see: In eighty years, when aliens attack that look like little Mr. Potato heads, and someone shouts "Its one hundred heads against five of us!", you'll laugh. With your last dying breath, a whisper will escape: "That used to be: … [Read more...] about If College Teaches You Nothing Else…
Boy Meets Bar: Those Two-Sizes-Too-Small Boots Were Made For Oiwake-ing
By Andrew Ramirez * I’ll admit it—I’ve been to Oiwake in Little Tokyo a few times. The last time was way back when I still had those boots, the good brown ones that zipped up the inside ankle, and my black jacket with the sleeves crunched all the way up to my elbows. I gulped down a pitcher of Sapporo, wrapped my fingers around the mike, and—eyes shut, eyebrows lifted and … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Those Two-Sizes-Too-Small Boots Were Made For Oiwake-ing
Cheap Dates: The Hungry Pocket Falafel House
For someone who is writing a food blog, I’m almost ashamed to admit that I’ve never really developed a taste for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. This certainly isn’t from lack of effort - I’ve enjoyed my fair share of gyros and hummus, couscous and falafel, but, for some reason, these foods have never really been at the top of my list of cravings. However, upon the … [Read more...] about Cheap Dates: The Hungry Pocket Falafel House