Ask a Bruin to describe ramen noodles, and the answer will include Costco, 29-cent packages and orange powder. Read more...
Photo: Ramen California in Torrance specializes in a new of style ramen such as Reggiano Cheese Tofu, using vegetables and cheese.
In a journal he kept while writing "The Grapes of Wrath," novelist John Steinbeck wrote: "I have very grave doubts sometimes. Read more...
From the start, it seemed "Gotta Catch "˜em All" was an ambitious tagline, but not only have Pokémon aficionados done so, they are returning to catch them again. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Abraham Roh poses with his Nintendo DS containing “Pokémon SoulSilver.” Roh, who started playing Pokémon in elementary school, recently resumed playing the game after quitting in middle school.
When a celebrity or stylish person is asked what brand they are wearing, the usual reply is, "It's vintage." Read more...
Photo: Online craft wonderland Etsy gives artsy shoppers opportunities to sell and purchase handmade clothing and accessories.
The way Samuel Jones sees it, he never had a choice but to pursue his dream of becoming a hip-hop artist; he's been rapping since he was 12 years old, scribbling verses in a spiral notebook in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Read more...
Photo: Recent graduate Lauren Silva works on a large-scale painting in her senior studio at the Broad Art Center. After graduation this June, Silva plans to begin applying to graduate school programs in painting, with hopes of pursuing art as a career.
My postmodern American fiction class this quarter began by reading an author who wrote an essay called "The Literature of Exhaustion." Read more...
French and American tastes could be described as oil and water. Frogs' legs and a penchant for coffee and cigarettes are far removed from the fast-food nation mixed with celebrity pop culture that America may be known for. Read more...
