With over 200 different games on display - from the physical reality of the tabletop to the virtual realities of the Oculus Rift - IndieCade 2015 was a showcase of variety and novelty. Discovering both twists on familiar formulas and genuine novelties was never an issue during the three-day festival in Culver City. Rather, the challenge of the ‘Cade was...

Last week, downtown Culver City submitted to the will of an invading army. Like the brigands of "The Seven Samurai," they come every fall. They pitch their tents and take over government buildings. They conduct rallies and speeches in front of crowds of passionate supporters. They come to be seen and to be heard. They come for glory and immortality....

Downtown Los Angeles is a well-known hotbed for visitors from all around the world, and its vivacious city-life continues to attract more and more people every day. From the Staples Center off of Figueroa to the Walt Disney Concert Hall on South Grand Avenue, the experiences grow more and more memorable, and with the newly erected Broad Museum in the...

There is hardly a seat open. The tables are essentially slabs of tree. The higher ones have stools for chairs and the lower ones have wooden crates. It's trendy without being unapproachable. There are plenty of people but plenty of room. You get the feeling that everyone here is friends, like this isn't just another bar with a random assortment...

In ancient Greek mythology, Pan is seen as the god of many things: fields, groves, wooded glens, shepherds and flock, and rustic music. He is a friend of the nymphs and associated with spring and fertility. The half-goat god was quite busy, but on top of all those things, he was also the god of theatrical criticism so it’s fitting...

1. “Swish (maybe)” – Kanye West I started actively “following” music in 2010. I was a junior in high school, and up until then I had listened to music, maybe had a few favorite artists, but it was yet to be a passion. That all changed when I heard Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” a record that snatched...

We Can Survive Benefit for Breast Cancer @ Hollywood Bowl October 24, 2015 Are you looking to have fun at a concert with tons of great and popular artists AND support a good cause? Then the third annual “We Can Survive” concert should fit that description perfectly. On Saturday October 24, some of the biggest artists will team up to...

Knott’s Scary Farm- September 24-October 31The 43rd annual Knott’s Scary Farm returned to Knott’s Berry Farm this past Friday and will stick around through the entire month of October. Knott’s Scary Farm features an amazing array of Halloween themed rides and shows featuring scary mazes and a “carnEVIL.” Because of the event, the park will remain open later than usual...

Looking at the 2014 Annual Letter to Shareholders for the Corrections Corporation of America – the largest player in the privatized prison industry – shows that business is booming. Profits, demand, and stock dividends are all up over 2013 and only expected to rise higher as new contracts to build more facilities come in. Life is good if you’re a...

David Burak, a veteran English professor at SMC, wears a worn-out baseball cap and a gray-faded vest. He looks like a humble man who has experienced the beauty of life, and his soft voice gives even more humanness and gentility to his demeanor. He approaches the podium, and the crowd settles down to an energetic rumble of students and faculty...