Archives for 2011

By Nate Rieder As Sarah Palin has become such a prominent figure in US politics and media, I felt that it was my duty as an informed citizen to check out some of the projects she’s been working on since her failed campaign for vice presidency in 2008.  So, one night I mentally prepared myself for what would ensue, took some anti-nausea medication, and tuned in for an episode … [Read more...] about Dumb It Down: Sarah Palin’s Alask-uhhh

By Andrew Ramirez * Too much acid rain makes Andrew a dull boy. It also makes me wish I had an umbrella. So last week I stepped into the Dollar Dollar over at the University Village. They’ve got a whole bucket full of umbrellas there, some sturdy-looking ones with wide coverage and U-shaped handles for ten dollars, and some smaller ones for two. I picked a navy blue … [Read more...] about This Is Why It Shouldn’t Rain In Los Angeles

By Sarah Ingerson As we all know, this past week was Spring Break, aka the time when I cram in as many movies as possible. There were some decent ones (Wild Target) and some not so decent ones (Please, never make me watch You Again….again). But, I also saw some mid-range ones like I Am Number Four, a film which probably belongs on the not so decent side of the ratings, but … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: I am Number….OoOo explosion!

By Andrew Ramirez * I think it was Hemingway who said that all good writers need a built-in, shockproof bullshit detector. I wonder what he meant by that. Maybe he meant all writers need it because half the time they're the ones bullshitting, and it's good to smell what you're saying sometimes. Or maybe he said it because he himself was bullshitting at that exact moment in … [Read more...] about Because Jodie Foster Didn’t Make Contact With A Damn Thing Anyway