A 2008 Royal Caribbean commercial dares the consumer to “cast off conventions of life on land and set sail, free to ask, ‘Why not?’ Why not ice skate on the equator? Sunbathe past glaciers? Climb mountains at sea? […] Or do nothing at all?” Royal Caribbean’s ships are like giant playgrounds at sea for adults and children alike. As the commercial proudly points out, … [Read more...] about Accountability on the High Seas: Royal Caribbean and Labor Rights Abuses
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Boy Meets Bar: Hipster Rogers’ Neighborhood
By Andrew Ramirez * There are different ways of getting around LA. In badass fashion, you can—a la Kurt Russell—roguishly do it Escape from LA-style, surfing on a rolling city wave, or more methodically like Ryan Gosling in Drive, drifting around in a satin Scorpion jacket and bumping your head to that killer soundtrack....But more practically (just whatever you … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Hipster Rogers’ Neighborhood
Tales of Cupcakery: Soda Cupcakes
This past week, I decided I would try and make my own cupcakes. Weeks ago, my boyfriend* decided to figure out a way to make cupcakes without eggs, most likely due to the fact he forgot eggs to begin with and was too lazy to return to the store. So he Googled his dilemma; people have actually figured out a very American solution to this common problem – soda and cake mix. It … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Soda Cupcakes
Trailer Trash: Smellier Than Fiction
If you are familiar with the work of pop culture analyst Chuck Klosterman, then you have no doubt mulled over some of his zany hypothetical questions that he accurately describes as "hypertheticals." Last week, while roaming through the USC bookstore, a deck of 50 over-sized cards caught my eye. Written by Klosterman himself, the cards promised to contain "50 questions for … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: Smellier Than Fiction
Boy Meets Bar: Mid Semester Hangover
By Andrew Ramirez My apartment is overrun with centipedes and silverfish and the kitchen sink, at any given moment, is stacked with more dirty dishes than clean ones. A few weeks ago, a roommate of mine tried to overdose on fish oil extract. After slapping him awake, he looked me in the eye and said: You'd consider me a good friend, right? The chain guard on my door has been … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Mid Semester Hangover