Yankee Doodle’s isn’t so dandy. Trying too hard to incorporate all genres of entertainment into one building, this restaurant/sports bar/pool hall comes up short in each of these arenas. Lacking clear direction and purpose and trying to make up for it with foosball and buffalo wings, Yankee Doodle’s is at best a bar with too […]
Author Archives: Keely Hedges
Club Review
A hot night on the town doesn’t always have to involve the Sunset Strip or the Miracle Mile. Instead, look to Silver Lake for your next entertainment destination. Even though getting there can be a battle, the bar you will find on arrival is worthy of the drive. Nestled among tattered strip malls and suburban […]
Good music doesn’t help The Palace’s mediocrity
An 18-and-up dance club doesn’t sound promising to anyone. Although I tried to go with an open and objective mind, I soon discovered that all my preconceived notions couldn’t be closer to the truth. My first beef with The Palace is its insistence on making you pay way too much for parking. Even though the […]
Five unusual reasons to be single
Being single isn’t as bad as you might think. The feelings of self-pity, misery, and utter loneliness are a far cry from the reality of college singledom. And while many mourn the sad lives they lead without a significant other, I offer the top five reasons for becoming single and staying that way. Even though […]
Column: A healthy dose of crush to chase away summer blues
For many, summer break can be classified as anything but a vacation. Forty-hour weeks at a non-paid summer internship or countless hours of summer school homework can be even more boring and depressing than time spent during the regular school year. Sadly, the excessive tedium and monotony of summer life in Westwood is only exacerbated […]
Mastering art of sexspeak heightens passions in bed
Talking during sex is much more than the repeated “yes” or “oh baby, oh baby.” Nothing is more crucial to the success of sexual intercourse than being well versed in the language I like to call “sexspeak.” Sexspeak consists of those magical words that will ultimately result in mutual orgasms rather than awkward moments of […]
Column: A healthy dose of crush to chase away summer blues
For many, summer break can be classified as anything but a vacation. Forty-hour weeks at a non-paid summer internship or countless hours of summer school homework can be even more boring and depressing than time spent during the regular school year. Sadly, the excessive tedium and monotony of summer life in Westwood is only exacerbated […]