Restaurant review: Crumbs & Whiskers cafe will have you purring in delight

Crumbs & Whiskers is a cat lover’s heaven. The quaint little cafe, located on Melrose Avenue, lies along a strip of trendy restaurants, designer clothing stores and furniture shops. But Crumbs & Whiskers is no ordinary coffee shop – the wide-open sitting room is packed to the brim with toys, pillows, water bowls and energetic […]

Reel Representation: Diversity can revitalize Hollywood’s routine of remakes, reboots

Another day, another remake. Sometimes it seems like Hollywood is relying on sequels and reboots to make up for its lack of original content. In recent years, the film and TV industries have produced remakes of everything from action films like “The Mummy” to sitcoms like “Will & Grace,” with more projects on the horizon. […]

Donation to support, promote interest for UCLA’s Persian music program

A new donation has helped secure the future for UCLA’s Iranian music program. The program will hold the first fund-supported event “Classical Persian Music: Hossein Omoumi, from Isfahan to Irvine” on Monday at Schoenberg Hall. It will feature a documentary screening and performances of classical Persian music. The event came about as a result of […]

Concert review: Passion Pit at Belasco Theater

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos clearly demonstrated his passion for performance Saturday night. Passion Pit concluded its North American tour with a performance at the Belasco Theater in promotion of its latest album “Tremendous Sea of Love.” Passion Pit and the show’s opener courtship. both showcased exemplary performance chops with highly energized renditions of classics interspersed […]

Angelenos escape daily grind, filter into CoffeeCon LA this weekend

Excitement brewed for javaphiles this weekend. Caffeine lovers came together Saturday and Sunday for CoffeeCon LA 2018 at The Reef in Downtown Los Angeles. Curated for coffee connoisseurs and recent enthusiasts alike, the event hosted approximately 50 vendors of coffee and coffee-related products, as well as special presentations and master classes on topics such as […]

Wacsmash to highlight personal stories of student choreographers

Five women will glide across a mostly bare stage, with only a table, a newspaper and a photo of a house wrecked by natural disaster to set the scene in Glorya Kaufman Hall. The world arts and cultures showcase – Wacsmash – taking place Friday and Saturday will celebrate the visual and performing arts cultivated […]