By A.J. Serrano I once read somewhere that the term cellar door is regarded by the French as the most beautiful combination of words in the English language. I originally snickered at the notion as I imagined a group of Parisian intellectuals gathered around a table in Café de la Rotonde, shivering with orgasmic delight as they slowly enunciate each syllable of of the … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: The Curious Case of Deja Vu in Cinema
Archives for 2012
Boy Meets Bar: Hemingway Said
- Andrew Ramirez * Who said it? Was it Hemingway—about how it takes a whole lot of sadness to write a really funny book? Lately, I’ve come to believe it by way of the inverse: Did you know the guy who penned The Exorcist started out paying the rent with books like Which Way to Mecca, Jack? and I, Billy Shakespeare and Twinkle, Twinkle, “Killer” Kane? And thanks to a … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Hemingway Said
Love That Dirty Water: Lin-sanity
- By Megan Rilkoff. In case your television is broken, you are taking a Facebook hiatus, or you have not socialized with anyone yet this week, I am going to catch you up to speed with the latest sports phenomenon occurring in the NBA. His name is Jeremy Lin. He is 6 foot 3 inches, 200 pounds, of Taiwanese-American descent, is saving Mike d’Antoni’s job, and is bringing … [Read more...] about Love That Dirty Water: Lin-sanity
Snapshot of LA: Free-For-All
By Ashley Huggins As a poor college student, it should come as no surprise that I often struggle to put all my quarters into parking meters or laundry machines and have a mild depressive episode every month when my rent and tuition bill are due. On the surface, with its abundance of overpriced cappuccinos and designer stores, LA is no friend to finances. However, when it … [Read more...] about Snapshot of LA: Free-For-All
Trailer Trash: Are you a Patriot or a Vampire?
The trailer for the eagerly awaited Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was released online earlier this week, confirming my suspicions that it will turn out to be the second greatest Civil War movie ever made (Glory will always be top cheese, no if's and's or but's). I will go one step further in my lofty predictions: if this film does not turn out to be the best vampire movie to … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: Are you a Patriot or a Vampire?