Originally I hadn’t planned on getting Russian food, which might be why I ended up in a run-down shopping center late at night, at a table near a bunch of people celebrating a birthday party with the help of a bottle of vodka.
Author Archives: Arit John
A Q&A with Beth Behrs, UCLA alumna and star of new sitcom “˜2 Broke Girls’
After graduating from UCLA’s Theater, Film and Television program in 2008, alumna Beth Behrs spent years working and auditioning for film and TV before landing her breakout role as Caroline Channing in the freshman CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls.” Daily Bruin reporter Arit John talked to Behrs about the show, her time at UCLA and actually being a broke girl.
Daily Bruin: What was your time like at UCLA?
Global Grub:_Columnist travels to restaurant Wirtshaus in search of authentic German fare_
I try not to go into restaurants with set expectations, but I had a pretty clear idea of what I was expecting from a German restaurant.
Global Grub: _Columnist travels to Tehrangeles to get a taste of the Persian Square's ethnic food_
I’ve always known that people tend to be afraid of eating foods from other cultures, especially if they don’t have the ingredient list in front of them. I just never thought I was one of them.
Falling for new TV
Fall is an optimistic time for television viewers and studio heads alike. While established hits like “Modern Family” and “House” return for new seasons, there is a freshman class on each station, hoping to survive into the next season.
Theater Review: "Comedy of Errors"
For what may be their final performance as the main theater troupe of Santa Monica’s Powerhouse Theater, the Los Angeles Theater Ensemble is putting on a free production of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.”
Movie Review: "Cowboys and Aliens"
Somewhere in the middle of a sprawling, tumbleweed-filled desert, a man wakes up with a start.
It’s Daniel Craig at his most rugged, covered in dirt and blood (his own) and wearing a clunky metal bracelet he has never seen before.
Craig’s character (who is revealed as Jake Lonergan) goes on to wordlessly kill a group of bounty hunters, steal their clothes and wander into the nearest town.
Even if a viewer is worried about whether the film will live up to the hype (it doesn’t) or whether this is just another shoot ’em up blockbuster (it is), watching Lonergan try on a dead man’s boots is fun.