Music: “Hvarf-Heim”
"Heima" means "at home," which is where Sigur Rós' newest album, Hvarf-Heim, takes the listener.
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Walking With A Ghost
On a cold Halloween night when many people were putting the finishing touches on their costumes, Tegan and Sara were getting ready to play at the Lobero Theater.
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This Is Halloween
Halloween is something that I.V. is well known for, not to mention an excuse for the kind of debauchery that normally destroys reputations.
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Write Stuff Sweet, Sweet Satire
Between studying for school, making money and attempting to squeeze in a social life, most college students have trouble finding the time to read for fun.
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Strummer’s Saga
Any music fanatic or self-proclaimed punk knows the phrase "the only band worth knowing" can only refer to one group - the Clash. The Clash, which formed in 1976, revolutionized rock 'n' roll, and lea...
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The Bleeding Heart Show
Last Thursday night, I had the pleasure of witnessing one of the best bands play at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre. The New Pornographers are one of those bands that no matter which song they play,...
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The Mouse That Does Not Squeak
Playing the Santa Barbara Bowl last Friday was Modest Mouse - a band that needs no introduction to the Santa Barbara crowd.
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More Cleese Please
In front of a sold-out crowd, John Cleese was entertaining those that attended the screening of "Life of Brian" before he even took to the stage.
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Opening Up
When attending a concert, the opening acts have the power to make a concert one of the best or in some cases, the worst. Either way, the opening band is crucial to any concertgoers' experience.
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Amy Winehouse/ Back to Back/ Island Records
Amy Winehouse proves that Motown is no longer just a product of the '60s in her newest album Back to Black.
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Featured Comic
Time Flies… Gradutation
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Forgetting to take off the ratty AF1’s at the potluck (most Asian households don’t take kindly to shoes in the house!)
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Wearing your only red t-shirt to every final (Red is a lucky color in many cultures, especially Chinese cultures)
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Putting spiders in your friend’s wedding dress for good luck (Has its origins in old english folklore, and represents abundance for the couple)
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Accidentally summoned a ghost by leaving their chopsticks straight up (A superstition that has Chinese origins because the chopsticks are reminiscent of funeral incense)
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Didn’t like your friends significant other so they gifted them an umbrella (The word for umbrella ‘san’ sounds like the word for divorce in Chinese)
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Believing in horoscopes (The modern western zodiac actually came from Babylonian astrology)
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Walked backwards in Portugal to live out the Faust fantasy (In Portugal, walking backwards allows the devil to know exactly where you are)
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren’t 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Breaks a knuckle knocking on wood for good scores on finals (Knocking on wood may have originated from the Celts and their love for tree spirits)
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Drunkenly rearranging their apartment for the feng shui at 3 AM (A Chinese cultural practice that harmonizes a person with the energies of the environment around them)
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Left out their middle name on their taxes because the Fae run the IRS (Giving the Fae your full name gives them power over you, and the IRS has too much)
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Hit by a car but the license plate had an angel number (Beyond just blowing up on TikTok, angel numbers were invented by... Pythagoras)
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