Royce Hall fell silent last Wednesday night during the “Organica” concert as the first refrains of the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” bellowed from an unseen source. On a large screen images flashed of incongruous L.A. Read more...

The main goal of a college education, if the majority of my professors are to be believed, is to learn to think critically about as wide a variety of issues as possible. Read more...

OK, we realize Las Vegas is probably not the ideal destination for those on a budget, given the inherent temptation to gamble and the inherently steep prices of nearly everything else. Read more...

As any proud California native or the governor could tell you, an automobile journey up Highway 1 along the state’s coast yields some of the most breathtaking views. Read more...

If you’ve never visited the famed Mystery Spot, a 150-foot area just outside Santa Cruz where proprietors claim the laws of physics and gravity no longer apply, use your spring break to drive up Highway 1 and have a gander. Read more...

Our neighboring state has perhaps the highest percentage of weird city names in the whole country, so we suggest a modest road trip including plenty of group photographs posed in front of city markers. Read more...

Being kings and queens of jazz is not the only thing Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald have in common. Read more...