To Mr. James Franco, We always knew that you would do it. You always knew that you would do it. Really, it was only a matter of time before you set your sights on Faulkner, and to be quite honest, we’re glad that you did. It’s high time another piece Read More…
For those of you Cal students who are avid TV-watching fans – we know you’re out there – you may be familiar with Mindy Kaling. Kaling, if you do not already know, is a television show producer, creator and writer. She started out writing for and starring in NBC’s recently Read More…
We all suffer for fashion to some extent. Here at Berkeley, this seems to be one of those true facts of life that we experience on a daily basis. After all, with all those hip kids strutting their stuff on and around campus, we feel an immense pressure to have Read More…
“Instead of letting live sharks rain down on people, we’re going to get in that chopper and throw bombs into the tornadoes.” Nope. Not an Onion- or Cracked-style parody. This is the real deal. Just one of many memorable scenes that make “Sharknado” one of the most laughable, entertaining train Read More…
Ah, Facebook — that ever-present part of our lives that serves to ensure us that we have access to the constantly updated information of what everyone we know is doing at all times. It’s hard to picture life without Facebook these days — it has become so ingrained in our Read More…
Name: Tamber Shows Price: Free Platform: iOS Mission: The best local concerts, carefully matched to you! Sometimes, an amazing interface is all you need to be successful as an app. In combining that with an streamlined procedure and intuitive design, Alexi Robbins has created quite a revolutionary app. Tamber takes Read More…
A couple of shops are cleverly placed in two of the biggest tourist traps of the Bay Area (Union Square and Fisherman’s Wharf). There is one shop right down Center Street in Berkeley. And at some point, you know you’ve picked up a pint of the good stuff at Safeway Read More…
By now, you all should have heard who’s to follow beloved Mark Yudof as UC president — if not from us, then from your Berkeley email … which of course you check every day, like a diligent student, instead of deleting everything in it right away. So you’ve had time to Read More…
Avid readers are surprised to discover just how wonderful Robert Galbraith’s breakout novel, “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” turned out to be. In fact, Galbraith’s storytelling was so incredible for a first novel that it was hard to believe that this was a first book of a fledgling author. Before you ask Read More…
When he’s not setting world records in endurance cycling, Dan Buettner keeps himself busy by exploring parts of the world that are home to unusually high numbers of centenarians (people who live past 100 years). The logic is that to best understand longevity, you should study the people who already Read More…
