When I first heard Christian Lander speak about his blog-to-book “Stuff White People Like” on campus last fall, I was shocked by how quickly it all happened ““ and so, it seemed, was he.
Author Archives: Jennifer Bastien
Take a break from school and read
Last year, my spring break was the coldest I’d been all winter: I spent it in Anchorage, Alaska.
Do genius and anguish go hand in hand?
When author David Foster Wallace committed suicide in September 2008, I was embarrassed to find myself putting my name at the end of a long library waiting list to check out his most famous novel, “Infinite Jest.”
Uncovering LA’s bookstores
Los Angeles is said to be a city that has everything, but its sheer magnitude also makes it difficult to find what you’re looking for.
Concert Review: Fanfarlo
If British indie-rock band Fanfarlo had as many band members as they do instruments, they’d need double the musicians.
Concert Review: Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester
As the 12-member Palast Orchester began to play Thursday night, and Max Raabe stepped out with his distinctive baritone, impeccably dressed in coat and tails, Royce Hall was immediately transformed into an elegant ballroom of the bygone era of the 1920s and ’30s.
Reading Bawdy Language
Although Valentine’s Day is over, the singles have survived and millions of bouquets are on their way to wilting, but the theme of seduction in literature transcends the greeting card holiday.