Tuesday, April 7

Soundbites

Liars “They Were Wrong, So We Drowned” Mute Imagine the noise of a factory falling apart, groaning toward anarchy as machines tear themselves from walls and explode in a flurry of destruction. Read more...





Tijuana, Mexico

So what if you forgot to book a trip to that southern Mexican beach? Contrary to popular knowledge, Tijuana isn’t just a place to score cheap valium; it’s also the place closest to Los Angeles where you can bet with drunkards on a demented extreme sport called jai alai. Read more...


Midnight movie screenings epitome of cool

When I was 11 and in the sixth grade, my friends and I would go to the movies right after school. After the final bell rang on Friday, we’d grab our backpacks, travel the four blocks or so to the local theater, and see the early afternoon screenings of movies like “Goldeneye” or “Beavis and Butthead Do America.” We weren’t very cool. Read more...


Orange County, CA

Oscar Wilde once argued that life imitates art, and if your only exposure to the OC so far has been one addictive, trashy and, dare I say it, artistically relevant FOX show, then spring break figures to be the prime time to scope out the sunbaked scenery in all its bare-skinned glory. Read more...