Who said you can’t have gourmet meals on a college student’s budget? A recent and popular movement has come up with a solution: food trucks. The food truck craze has become super apparent, even around the USC Campus. If you ever find yourself walking along Jefferson Street, you’ll know what I am talking about. Food trucks are not new to LA as taco trucks … [Read more...] about Daily Art: Food Trucks
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The Book Is on the Table: Teaching Kids to Be Violent
America has a history of accepting violence and exposing children to violent content. Many of the most popular films, TV shows, video games and even books rely heavily on depictions of violence. Because children as so exposed to these, they end up learning to accept violence, finding it masculine and foundational to freedom and individual rights as the culture … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Teaching Kids to Be Violent
Chasing the Unicorn: The Other Side
As any casual fan of animation should know, Hayao Miyazaki, the mastermind behind such moving films as "My Neighbor Totoro," "Howl's Moving Castle," and of course, "Spirited Away," announced his retirement following the release of his final film, the animated war drama "The Wind Rises." While I haven't seen that film yet, and in fact haven't seen the entirety of the Miyazaki … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: The Other Side
One Nation Under Who?: Not the United Nations
The United States provides over a fifth of the budget for the United Nation; however, most US citizens are themselves skeptical of the UN. Currently, fifty-seven percent of those polled by Gallup believe that the UN is doing an inadequate job1. Honestly, this figure surprises me—from the rhetoric on TV and the Internet, it seems that a far greater number of Americans believe … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who?: Not the United Nations
Girls on Film: Oscar Season
Being that the Oscars are coming up this Sunday, I felt it was appropriate for the theme of this week's post to revolve around this esteemed event. This season has a strong variety of films nominated for awards including "American Hustle," "12 Years a Slave," "August: Osaeg County," "Gravity," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Dallas Buyers Club," etc. One impressive part of the … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Oscar Season