Ice cream, pies and cakes. While it may seem like these delicious desserts are unavailable to those who do not eat animal products, vegan desserts are not that hard to come by. This week, columnists Shreya Aiyar and Regina Napolitano explore the world of vegan desserts available in Los Angeles and in your own kitchen. […]
Category Archives: Arts Columns
Love|Hate: AFI Fest enlightens audiences of all backgrounds
All week, columnists Sebastian Torrelio and Tony Huang attended AFI Fest, the annual film festival held by the American Film Institute at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The festival is a hub for directors from around the world to come and showcase their movies: some as the next piece in the long line of a […]
Throwback Thursday: Wu-Tang Clan’s kung fu-based rap shapes entire genre
An influential rap collective is hard to find. When voices and rhythms, each with their own dynamic eccentricities, come together, some artists are overshadowed and individuality fades away. Then there’s Wu-Tang Clan. The Wu-Tang Clan, a rap collective whose original lineup pioneered East Coast hardcore rap in the early ’90s, was able to capture each […]
Love|Hate: Is Blockbuster’s end an opening act or curtains for an era?
After battling avidly for the last couple of years but notably growing in desperation, Blockbuster LLC has finally announced its closure, ceasing their domestic retail chain by closing its approximately 300 remaining stores. Though Blockbuster will continue to support stores run by franchises and some digital services, the discontinuation of a chain that once practically had a […]
The Veg Heads: Trader Joe’s frozen foods
Nestled between the produce and dry goods sections at Trader Joe’s sits the frozen food aisle. Frozen food may not be the healthiest dining option, but it can be great if you’re strapped for time. If you go to the right store, there is a seemingly endless array of appealing vegan and vegetarian frozen entrees. […]
Love | Hate: Is James Blake a maverick or just morose?
Musician James Blake burst suddenly into public view with his strange and original take on dubstep, before the puttering blares of today changed the genre forever. He rode the movement to fame, but by the time his self-titled debut was released he’d morphed into something more versatile – a singer-songwriter with a penchant for moody, […]
Throwback Thursday: Lou Reed’s rock ‘n’ roll leaves lasting mark on music
When Lou Reed, the singer, guitarist and poet behind the influential rock ‘n’ roll band the Velvet Underground, died Sunday from a liver-related ailment, it almost seemed fitting for a man that gave so much to music, including the beautifully haunting “Sunday Morning,” that he would die on a Sunday morning. Reed, who never achieved the […]