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...

For 2003 UCLA graduate ChiChi Nnadi, going back to school is part of his job. Hired last year by MTV, Nnadi is now a video jockey for the station’s newest branch, mtvU. 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...

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...

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...

It’s ironic that arguably the most successful screenwriter to come out of UCLA has made a name for himself by writing a style of screenplay that UCLA doesn’t teach. Read more...