Category: Arts & Culture

The latest visit to a restaurant that serves a specially made sandwiches called torpastas. By Katelyn McCullough CONTRIBUTOR With finals approaching and free time slipping away, going out to eat does not seem feasible. Most college students are concerned with getting enough “bang for the buck” for quick and delicious […]

The film set the record for the most earnings from a baseball movie at $27.3 million. By Paul Picado-Curtis CONTRIBUTOR The film “42” was released three weeks ago and set a record for the most earnings from a baseball movie at $27.3 million during the opening weekend at the box […]

By Khea Pollard ASSISTANT. A&C EDITOR The Old Globe Theater welcomed “Other Desert Cities” to its ranks of performances on Sunday, April 27th. “Other Desert Cities” is a comedic tragedy focused on the familial conflict of the Wyeth’s. The oldest daughter Brooke, (Dana Green), a blossoming author and her younger […]

By Aidan Breaux CONTRIBUTOR Bonobo and El Ten Eleven made a stop in Hollywood this Cinco de Mayo. The dynamic duo El Ten Eleven joined together with DJ Simon Green, aka Bonobo, on a tour throughout the U.S. to highlight his recently released fifth album “The North Borders”. El Ten […]

By Blanca Torii ARTS&CULTURE EDITOR My brother Andrew left the house I grew up in when he was 20 years old. He left around this time during the fall semester of my sophomore year. He did the whole “Into the Wild,” thing, leaving everything behind and telling no one where […]

By Katelyn Montero ASSISTANT EDITOR On Sunday April 28, the temperature reached a record-breaking 107 degrees, making Stagecoach the hottest festival ever hosted in the Coachella Valley. However, the heat did not stop the 45,000 country music lovers from attending the three-day festival. The weekend was comprised of 48 artists […]

By Khea Pollard Asst. A&C EDITOR There I sat amongst the scaling murals and the Afrocentric idols adorning the interior of Balboa Park’s World Beat Center. I had come for a spiritual awakening. Or for the less ideological version, I’d come because my parents made me. I may have been […]

By Erin Fogerty STAFF WRITER This past weekend, former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes decided to shave half of her head. The actress tweeted two pictures of her new hairstyle and wrote “This is the new me. I love it”. The impulsive buzz cut is reminiscent of Britney Spears’ infamous meltdown […]

By Matt Hose NEWS EDITOR My Friday night view of the main acts of Coachella provided an interesting experience of the subcultures of the music festival. I traveled from Bassnectar to How to Destroy Angels to Earl Sweatshirt to Tegan and Sara to Blur. As a photographer for the event, […]

By Katelyn McCullough CONTRIBUTOR Ricky Bobby from “Talladega Nights” accurately describes crepes. “They are like really thin pancakes.” The wonderful thing about crepes are that they can be filled with just about anything imaginable. One such place that offers many flavor combinations for crepes is Solana Beach’s Orange Blossom Café. […]