Few films can evoke a sense of sunny nostalgia like Allan Carr's 1978 musical "Grease." Based on a stage musical of the same name, "Grease" ranks with films like George Lucas's "American Graffiti" as one of those special films that is part of the national consciousness while also symbolizing the fantastical desire for "the good old days." It might not...

Tucked away like a secret maze was the 2014 Artwalk at the Santa Monica Airport. The annual event hosts a variety of creations from local artists and Santa Monica College students. The small hanger across the street from the airport's runway, which serves as SMC's airport campus, was transformed into a tour of the inner thoughts, twisted fantasies and class...

The Kooks casually strolled onto the blue hued stage of The Troubadour in West Hollywood on Monday March 10, amidst deafening cries. A short intro was followed by a blast of "See The World", off of their 2006 album Inside In/Inside Out. The British group formed in 2004 and consists of lead singer Luke Pritchard, lead guitarist Hugh Harris, bass...

The case involving the closure of the Bread Factory has taken a new turn as former owner Soo Jeong Pak is now suing both Santa Monica College and the owner of Eat Street, located across from the vacant Bread Factory in the cafeteria. According to the most recent court filings, Pak is suing SMC for an amount of $1.4 million...

Anyone that attended Saturday night's performance by the Australian circus troupe Circa at the Broad Stage was given a glimpse of just how many shapes, sizes and even images the human body can create. Circa is a unique creation that started in Brisbane, Australia. It isn't a circus involving magic tricks, live animals or special effects. Every illusion and astounding...

Despicable Me fans will be able to feel like minions for a day when the new ride Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem in 3D opens this spring at Universal Studios Hollywood. “Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem will be taking over the space of the former Terminator 2 ride,” says Project Director and Producer, Jon Corfino. “Since we had extra space we decided...

In the age of mobile devices, apps, and streaming services, video stores are going the way of the Dodo bird. With even large video stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video closing shop, on Pico Boulevard, Vidiots is holding the line. Located just a few blocks West of Santa Monica College, Vidiots first opened in 1985 with a focus on foreign,...

As we continue our daily routine at Santa Monica College, focusing on grades, exams, and parking headaches, dangerous storm clouds are now gathering far away in Eastern Europe. What happens all over the world should matter to the average student because it affects all of us in one way or another. We have a large community of veterans on this...

When Hunter Ackerman, lead singer of Hunter and The Dirty Jacks, walks in to Santa Monica's Harvelles Blues and Jazz club before his band's gig on Tuesday night, he immediately draws the attention of the entire room. With a big smile on his face and a shofar filled with a mysterious beverage in his hand, he cheerfully hums a melody...

"Flashback Fridays" is a new weekly column that revisits movies, music and other pop culture memories that might have faded away but are always worth remembering. This week, let's flash back to the music video that continued announcing Michael Jackson's status as the cultural symbol of the 1980's: 1992's "Remember the Time." Off of MJ's 1991 album "Dangerous," "Remember the...