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TABLE OF CONTENTS March 29 - April 11, 2012 Vol. 22 Issue 6

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Editor-in-Chief Sean Bello editor.chief@campuscircle.net Managing Editor Gabrielle Olya managing.editor@campuscircle.net

Art Director / Food Editor Sean Michael Beyer food.editor@campuscircle.net Film Editor film.editor@campuscircle.net Music Editor music.editor@campuscircle.net

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Contributing Writers Tamea Agle, Scott Bedno, Sean Michael Beyer, Zach Bourque, Kristina Bravo, Mary Broadbent, Erica Carter, Richard Castañeda, Nataly Chavez, Nick Day, Amanda D’Egidio, Natasha Desianto, Sola Fasehun, Gillian Ferguson, Suzi Fox, A.J. Grier, Denise Guerra, Kelly Hargraves, Elisa Hernandez, Tien Thuy Ho, Dana Jeong, Alexandre Johnson, Lucia, Kathy Leonardo, Angela Matano, Patrick Meissner, Sean Oliver, Brien Overly, Ariel Paredes, Sasha Perl-Raver, Eva Recinos, Mike Sebastian, Doug Simpson, David Tobin, Emmanuelle Troy, Kevin Wierzbicki, Candice Winters

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Titanic 3D is No Dragon Tattoo,

Fall in love with Jack and Rose’s romance all over again, this time in 3D!

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A masterpiece of American cinema makes its way into the 3D era. By Nick Golden Grade: A+ Almost one hundred years after the RMS Titanic began its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and 15 years after its original theatrical release, Titanic is ready to make its way into the age of 3D. Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, was originally released in 1997. During its production, it was thought that the movie would be a box-office disappointment. Considering the fact that it was the most expensive movie of all time in its day, and clocked in at just over three hours, the film’s producers had every right to worry. Who could have known the phenomenon that Titanic would eventually become? When it was released, Titanic topped the box office and became the highest grossing movie of all time. Fans of the movie were obsessed, some seeing the film over and over again, which no doubt contributed to its success. However, beyond the obsession, the hype, and the rabid fan base is a truly fantastic film about a girl who is swept off of her feet by a boy that shows her a world that is far different than what she is accustomed to – that life can be exciting, spontaneous and even enjoyable. In the film, Rose (Winslet) is portrayed as a well-to-do rich girl who is traveling back to America against her will with her mother and affluent fiancé. Jack (DiCaprio) is a poor young man who wins his ticket for the Titanic in a poker game. Jack thinks his lucky day has arrived, but as we know, the RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage would eventually end in tragedy. Through excellent narration by Gloria Stuart as present-day Rose, we find that she felt incredibly troubled by her monotonous life. As such, she makes the decision to kill herself by jumping from the ship. Fortunately, in a case of “in the right place at the right time,” Jack sees her and convinces her not to go through with it. This meeting begins a love that Rose would go on to tell us “saved her in every way that a person can be saved.” It was also a love that would be interrupted by the great tragedy that was the sinking of the “unsinkable ship.” Titanic was a spectacular love story 15 years ago when it was originally released, but James Cameron’s 3D conversion takes it one step further: This is how 3D was meant to be. It’s almost as if the viewer is looking into the world of the movie. Audience members will surely find themselves staring in awe as they watch the Titanic fall to pieces in front of them. Two particular scenes in the new version really showcased what 3D can do for a movie, the first being Jack and Rose “flying” on the bow of the ship. The second scene was the final sinking of the ship. This is the most impressive scene in the 3D version of the film, and it is truly a wonder to see the stern of the ship extend from the screen and into the theater as it slowly descends into the icy waters below. Titanic 3D will transport viewers young and old, both fans and newcomers, to a time and place that they have only ever been able to read about. Those who have wondered what it would feel like to have been on the Titanic as it sank will no longer have to wonder. Titanic 3D is a film that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved, and audiences everywhere will be captivated as they watch Jack and Rose fight for survival and attempt to escape the very ship that brought them together.

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The Majors: John Le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is one of the best spy movies in many years. Gary Oldman convincingly takes on the role of George Smiley, a lifelong agent who comes out of retirement to ferret out a Soviet mole within the highest echelons of the service. Colin Firth leads a terrific supporting cast. David Cronenberg continues in the dramatic vein with A Dangerous Method, the story of the beautiful and disturbed patient (Keira Knightley) who came between Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender). David Fincher helmed the American adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s international bestseller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The dark mystery follows a disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) who teams with an unbalanced hacker (Rooney Mara) to investigate a decades-old murder within a wealthy family. Christopher Plummer co-stars. Roman Polanski directs a fine ensemble cast in the adaptation of the savagely funny stage play Carnage. Jodi Foster, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet are two married couples who sit down for a dinner to discuss their kids’ roles in a bullying incident at school, but things quickly go south. Angelina Jolie makes her writing/directing debut with the Bosnian War drama In the Land of Blood and Honey. The Idiotbox: “South Park” is as razor sharp and topical as ever in its 15th season. Nothing escapes its satirical sights as Cartman and the boys take on The Human Centipede, iPads and WikiLeaks. The Horror! The Horror!: A woman and her sister set out to investigate a sinister tunnel linked to a series of disappearances, including that of her husband, in the tense horror film Absentia. Funny Business: Slacker Jonah Hill shirks his babysitting duties while he sets out on a mission to hook up, only to find himself running for his life from a drug dealer in The Sitter. David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) directs. From the Vault: One of the greatest films ever made, the timeless romance Casablanca celebrates its 70th anniversary with a limited edition gift set bursting with bonus materials, including an art book and 14 hours of documentaries. Stranger than Fiction: One-man cottage industry Roger Corman launched a thousand film careers. Corman’s World pays glowing tribute to the writer/director/producer, featuring interviews with Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and more. Foreign Fare: The Hunger Games owes a lot to the horror/black comedy Battle Royale films. Set in a dystopian Japan, the two films follow a class of ninth graders who are put on an island and forced into mortal combat. The Complete Collection contains multiple cuts and loads of extras. Under the Radar: James Franco writes and directs the story of poet Hart Crane in The Broken Tower. Michael Shannon co-stars. Blu Notes: Commemorate Whitney Huston’s passing by revisiting the singer at the height of her stardom in The Bodyguard: 20th Anniversary Edition. Kevin Costner plays a former Secret Service agent hired to protect a pop star after she receives death threats. The mismatched pair soon begin to fall for each other.

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L.A. brings the pop, doom and punk –but surf’s up in Hawaii. By Kevin Wierzbicki WELCOME TO JOYCE MANOR “Putting out your second record can be kind of scary, and a lot of people will listen to it with certain expectations, but we are proud of what we came up with.” So says Matt Ebert, bass player for Los Angeles-based four-piece pop/punk band Joyce Manor about the group’s new album Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired. Asian Man Records is releasing Of All Things… on vinyl in your choice of black, white or blue wax, and fans were in such a frenzy to pre-order the April 17 release that they crashed the Asian Man Web site. No doubt the guys are currently building an even bigger buzz on their tour with Andrew Jackson Jihad. BEREFT SENDS YOU TO THE LEICHENHAUS Do you know what a “waiting mortuary” is? It’s a sort of funeral home that was popular in Germany in the 19th century, a place where the dead (or those thought to be dead) were taken temporarily for the purpose of observation. The idea behind the leichenhaus was to make sure that no one was accidentally buried alive. However, the idea behind Leichenhaus, the upcoming release from L.A. outfit Bereft, is quite the opposite; the band is very happy to bury you alive in sludge and dark, depressing

doom. A side project from members of Intronaut, Graviton and Abysmal Dawn, the album is a concept piece that’s a drastic change from what the band members are used to playing. “It’s definitely different from what we do in our usual bands,” says Charles Elliott, Bereft’s singer and guitarist. “Real music is birthed from pain, hatred, despair, suffering and regret, and this is our bastard child.” Leichenhaus drops on April 24.

“Real music is birthed from pain, hatred, despair, suffering and regret, and this is our bastard child.” PENNYWISE SAYS IT’S ALL OR NOTHING Long-running Hermosa Beach punk band Pennywise is about to release a new set called All or Nothing. The title reflects the fact that the band has never been willing to compromise their hard-charging sound throughout their 20-plus-year career. “It felt like we got back to our roots in the songwriting process,” explains Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge. “There was a lot of passionate discussion between everybody, and in the old days that’s how our best records got made; lots of yelling and smashing shit! As a result, the music started sounding like an old school Pennywise record. At the end of the day, this is just a

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loud, hard, fast and aggressive punk rock record, and that’s what we do best.” All or Nothing drops on the Epitaph imprint May 1. THE BEST OF JACK JOHNSON (AND FRIENDS) Best of Kokua Festival is the name of the new 13-track live album from Jack Johnson, due to drop on April 17. The Kokua Festival, held on Earth Day every year in Honolulu, is a communitycentered event that promotes environmental awareness, and songs for Best of Kokua Festival were culled from Johnson’s festival appearances over the past six years. Guest performers include Ben Harper, Willie Nelson, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews, Ziggy Marley, Jake Shimabukuro and, on “Welcome to Jamrock,” Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley. Proceeds from the album will benefit the non-profit Kokua Hawaii Foundation.

The Ting Tings Sounds From Nowheresville (Columbia)

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The Ting Tings are back with a new album entitled Sounds From Nowheresville. Cue the excitement! “That’s Not My Name” was your jam in 2009, you say? I’m afraid this is nothing like that. There are no “That’s Not My Name”s or “Shut Up and Let Me Go”s on this album. It’s still a very catchy bunch of songs, but there are very few songs that actually stand out. In fact, it would be very surprising to hear any of these songs on mainstream radio. “Silence,” the first track on the CD, is just absolutely horrible. It’s a bunch of noise plus some difficult-to-hear singing. The weak opening track is really off-putting, but if you can get past it without turning the music off, you may find some more appealing songs later on in the album. “Hit Me Down Sonny” is a little closer to what the casual Ting Tings listener may want to hear, but it’s still not anything spectacular. The third track, however, is actually worth a listen. “Hang It Up” is something you can put on and dance to. It’s fun, and the beats get stuck in your head after it’s over. “Guggenheim” is worth a listen, although nothing really exciting happens in the song until the one-minute mark. When the song really starts, though it’s a definite head-banger. The album takes a turn for the worse again with “Soul Killing,” which features a creaking chair as one of the song’s main beats. It seems as though it’s trying really hard to be likable, but it

The Ting Tings fail to impress with their latest release.

just isn’t. The last track on the album is called “In Your Life,” which almost seems like a throwback to the Nancy Sinatra cover of “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down).” It’s actually a quite heart-breaking track, and something of a light at the end of the tunnel for listeners. It’s the only track on the album that seems well thought out, and it’s really quite calm and beautiful. While the album ends on a good, though somber note, if there were one word that could be used to describe Sounds

From Nowheresville, it would be disappointment. Listeners may find themselves wondering why the Ting Tings didn’t wait until they got some better material to release a new CD. Most of these songs aren’t even worthy of being bonus tracks. Perhaps for the avid Ting Tings fan, the album may be worth purchasing, but the casual listener would be much better off buying the few good tracks off of iTunes. Sounds From Nowheresville is available now.

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The Return of the Boy

CATEGORY: MUSIC: FEATURE SUB CAT One Direction is poised to take the U.S. by storm.

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After the late ‘90s, boy bands pretty much disappeared from the music scene –which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. They were fun at the time, and listening to songs like “Bye Bye Bye” and “Larger Than Life” is good when you’re feeling nostalgic. But now it’s 2012, and *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys are a thing of the past. Their fan bases are pretty much gone, and no one is really begging for them to come back (although, the Backstreet Boys really seem hell-bent on being successful again). Despite the lack of any real need for boy bands to return, several of them have cropped up in place of their now-waning predecessors. However, these bands are not the same boy bands that you remember from when you were a kid. There is true vocal talent here, and no need for fancy dance moves (although they may have some). One Direction and the Wanted are the bands that are spearheading this new musical movement. Both hail from the U.K. and are hugely successful there, but it is very unusual for British artists to match their popularity in the U.S. (Adele being the rare exception to that rule). However, One Direction has officially broken a record by being the only U.K. group to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

While they may not be household names here yet, they’ve already taken over the blogosphere. Adoring fans, mostly young girls, are constantly posting pictures of them everywhere and obsessing over them online, practically to the point of stalking. For those who lived through the previous boy band craze, this is all too familiar; but the digital age has brought fandom to a new level. With fan Web sites and sites like Tumblr, it’s all-too-simple to expose anything and everything about these artists. The bands don’t seem to mind though. While they may be a little extreme, their fans are extremely dedicated and would defend these boys to the grave –and these are people who are actually talented and deserve to be defended. While One Direction and the Wanted seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, this is not the case. One Direction’s members all auditioned for “The X Factor” in the U.K. The judges didn’t favor them, but it was suggested that they form a group and audition that way. The band still didn’t win the competition, but it’s obvious that that hasn’t stopped them from coming out on top. They went on to open for Britney Spears, but now it’s clear they can easily headline their own tour. Their worldwide success speaks volumes about their talent and the

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THUR • MAR 29 Comedy Bo Burnham Largo at the Coronet 366 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles largo-la.com Five years ago, Bo Burnham was just another high-schooler recording YouTube videos for fun. Now he has burst on the comedy scene with a full-length L.P., a Comedy Central special and a deal to write a film for Judd Apatow. When Thursday, March 29, 2012 Times 8:00 p.m. Prices $20 Film Jason Reitman’s Live Read LACMA 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles lacma.org/event/live-read The final installment of this buzzed-about monthly event concludes with a reading of The Big Lebowski with Hank Azaria, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt and surprise guests. The live read is standby only. When Thursday, March 29, 2012 Times 7:30 p.m. Prices $10

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Film AMC Norwalk IMAX Grand Opening: Wrath of the Titans AMC Norwalk 20 12300 E. Civic Center Dr., Norwalk amctheatres.com/Norwalk There will be a brand new IMAX screen opening at the AMC Norwalk 20 on Friday, March 30 with Wrath of the Titans.

When Saturday, March 31, 2012 Times 12:00 p.m. Prices $55

Music Vans Warped Tour Kick-Off Party Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles clubnokia.com With Falling in Reverse, Dead Sara, Matt Toka and Forever Came Calling. Includes a screening of No Room For Rockstars - The Vans Warped Tour. When Thursday, March 29, 2012 Times 7:00 p.m. Prices Tix start @ $12

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When Friday, March 30, 2012-Thursday, April 5, 2012 Film Tribute to Dino De Laurentiis Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre 850 W. 34th St., Los Angeles cinema.usc.edu/Dino A film festival devoted to one of the most prolific producers in history. Films to be screened include Bitter Rice, The Great War, Barbarella, Serpico, Death Wish, Three Days of the Condor, King Kong (1976), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Manhunter, Blue Velvet, Army of Darkness and Hannibal. RSVP required. When Friday, March 30, 2012-Sunday, April 1, 2012 Times Starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday Prices Free

SAT • MAR 31 Theater Rainbow Connections: A GLBTQ New Works Exploration Knightsbridge Theatre 1944 Riverside Dr., Los Angeles knightsbridgetheatre.com No more Prop 8! It’s time to celebrate! Los Angeles GLBTQ artists are taking center stage, sharing stories, music, dance and poetry celebrating the journey and triumph of the Queer experience. When Saturday, March 31, 2012-Sunday, May 6, 2012 Times Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 6 p.m. Prices $15, $13 w/ student ID Dance Swan Lake CSUN 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge losangelesballet.org Los Angeles Ballet presents the legendary classic, Swan Lake - the abiding tale of a Swan Queen, a prince, an evil spell and an eternal love, choreographed by Los Angeles Ballet Artistic Directors Colleen Neary and Thordal Christensen, to Tchaikovsky’s rapturous score. When Saturday, March 31, 2012 Times 7:30 p.m. Prices Tix start @ $24

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WHAT’SHAPPENING3/29/12-4/11/12 SUN • APR 1 Sports Red Bull Switchboard Huntington Beach/Big Bear Lake facebook.com/events/187483221365423 Red Bull Switchboard is every action sport lover’s dream, where you can enjoy two favorite activities in the same day: surf and snow. Begin the day at 8 a.m. surfing at Huntington Beach Pier. Then road trip up to Bear Mountain at 10 a.m. for an afternoon on the slopes. Professional big wave surfer Ian Walsh, who is also an avid snowboarder, will be in the mix shredding the waves and slopes all day! Be sure to bring a 12 oz. Red Bull for a $21 lift ticket at Bear Mountain. Follow @ RedBullLAX for more info and updates. When Sunday, April 1, 2012 Times 8:00 p.m. Prices Free

TUES • APR 3 Exhibits Herb Ritts: L.A. Style Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles getty.edu Herb Ritts was a Los Angeles-based photographer who established an international reputation for his distinctive photographs of fashion models, nudes and celebrities. From the late 1970s until his untimely death in 2002, Ritts’s ability to create photographs that successfully bridged the gap between art and commerce was not only a testament to the power of his imagination and technical skill, but also marked the synergy between art, popular culture, and business that followed in the wake of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s and 1970s. This exhibition features a selection of Ritts’s vintage prints, magazine covers, Polaroids, and commercial video projects. When Tuesday, April 3, 2012-Sunday, August 26, 2012 Times Tuesdays-Sundays 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (open until 10 p.m. on Saturdays) Prices Free Concerts Kelly Clarkson Nokia Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles kellyclarkson.com Kelly and Carrie Underwood seem to be constantly trading the title of Most Successful American Idol winner. When Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Times 8:00 p.m. Prices Tix start @ $39.50

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paidduesfestival.com MURS in association with Guerilla Union (Rock The Bells, Cypress Hill SmokeOut) present Wu-Tang Clan, LA’s 2011 breakthrough collective Odd Future and 20 more acts on three stages. When Saturday, April 7, 2012 Times 12:00 p.m. Prices $76

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Music Rodrigo y Gabriela Hollywood Palladium 6215 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles rodgab.com It will mark the first time in their careers that Rodrigo y Gabriela have toured and performed with a backing band. In addition to the coming tour, Rodrigo y Gabriela were recently confirmed to perform on the upcoming 38th season of the long running TV series “Austin City Limits.” When Saturday, April 7, 2012 Times 8 p.m. Prices Tix start @ $39.50

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Book Signing Rachel Maddow Barnes & Noble @ The Grove 189 Grove Drive, Los Angeles barnesandnoble.com The political commentator signs her book, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. When Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Times 7:30 p.m.

When Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Times 1:10 p.m. Prices Tix start @ $35

THUR • APR 5 Museum College Night at LACMA LACMA 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles lacma.org/event/college-night-2012 A free evening with a reception just for college students! Bring your friends and explore the special exhibitions “In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States” and “California Design 1930–1969: Living in a Modern Way.” You can also see a special viewing of Chris Burden’s Metropolis II in action and much more. When Thursday, April 5, 2012 Times 8:00 p.m. Prices Free w/ student ID Film Rascal Flatts fathomevents.com Select movie theaters nationwide will be showing never-before-seen footage of Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox as they take audiences into their newest

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FRI • APR 6 Comedy Madonnalogues Cavern Club Theater 1920 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles brownpapertickets.com/event/236212 This multi-media, multi-character show is part Madonna, part “Vagina Monologues.” When Friday, April 6, 2012-Saturday, April 7, 2012 Times 9:00 p.m. Prices $12

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Music Revolver Golden Gods Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles clubnokia.com America’s only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show is back with Marilyn Manson, Slash, Evanescence, Sixx:A.M., Black Veil Brides and more. When Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Times 7:30 p.m. Prices Tix start @ $39.50 Film The Player Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica americancinemathequecalendar.com A 20th anniversary screening of Robert Altman’s spot-on satire of movie studio execs, featuring Tim Robbins, Peter Gallagher, Greta Scacchi, Whoopie Goldberg and Lyle Lovett. When Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Times 7:30 p.m. Prices $11, $9 w/ student ID Campus Circle 3.29.12 – 4.11.12

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Boutiques that say

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Shareen Vintage is home to many unique finds, like this pink sequined ‘60s era cocktail dress.

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Get hungry while you shop? American Rag Cie features an outdoor café.

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Fred Segal stores in L.A. and Santa Monica sell designer clothing, shoes, accessories, beauty products and more.

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LIFESTYLE: FASHION American Rag Cie The vibe: Southern California high-low style and culture in all its glory — vintage mixed with denim and work wear, contemporary clothing and street wear, plus books, DVDs and housewares, and a see-and-be-seen sidewalk cafe. The goods: American Rag is really three stores in one. The main shop features designer clothing (Cynthia Vincent, Funktional, Free People, Comme des Garçons Play) and shoes (Dr. Martens, Toms, Creative Recreation) alongside a superbly edited selection of vintage clothing and accessories. The World Denim Bar has work wear and denim (Denham, PRPS, Levi’s Made & Crafted, Ksubi), and the housewares store features outdoor furniture, glassware and accessories with a French Mediterranean twist to match the restaurant’s menu. The back story: Since opening it on La Brea in 1985, founder Mark Werts has grown American Rag Cie from a modest vintage business into a mega boutique with locations in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, Calif Where to find it: 150 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 9353154, www.amrag.com. Freecity Supershop The vibe: The antidote to cookie-cutter fashion. Hippie chicmeets-Pop Art-meets commune. The goods: Unisex T-shirts, sweat shirts, sweat pants, cargo pants and knit caps, as well as iPhone cases and Quoddy moccasins hand-printed with doves, rainbows, bicycles and other feel-good graphics, and slogans such as “Share Food,” “Basic Goodness” and “Life Nature Love.” The shop-cum-art gallery, which has a different theme each year (now it’s bikes), also sells patchouli perfume, brown bread, ceramic pots and books on subjects like Oscar Niemeyer, Corita Kent and Yoko Ono. The back story: Nina Garduno, the former menswear buyer for Ron Herman at Fred Segal, opened the Freecity Supershop in 2005. Her goal? Put the focus back on the art and craft of fashion. Where to find it: 1139 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 4612226, www.freecitysupershop.com. Elyse Walker The vibe: Beachy casual with a metropolitan edge, a shop that includes Alexander McQueen evening gowns and Prada flipflops. The goods: The 6,500-square-foot store has everything a woman needs to take her from carpooling (Isabel Marant jackets, Inhabit sweaters and Mother jeans) to a business meeting (Stella McCartney suits, Chloe separates) to a museum gala (Valentino and J. Mendel gowns). Owner Elyse Walker, whose family was in the shoe business, puts a huge focus on accessories, including bags by Nancy Gonzalez, Proenza Schouler and Balenciaga, shoes by Christian Louboutin and Pierre Hardy, and jewelry by Husam el Odeh and Lanvin. The back story: Walker opened her store in 1999 with 800 square feet of selling space, gambling that women in Malibu and the Palisades would rather shop with her than trek to Beverly Hills. Personal shopping services are a specialty, and sales associates can text or email clients photos of styles they might like or deliver rolling racks of clothes to their homes. Where to find it: Just off Sunset Boulevard at 15306 Antioch St., Pacific Palisades, (310) 230-8882, www.forwardbyelysewalker. com. Des Kohan The vibe: A store that incorporates the personal attention that Hollywood’s celebrity stylists give their clients with high-end designers, many of whom create exclusive items for the store. The goods: A well-edited selection of difficult-to-find-in-L.A. designers such as Hussein Chalayan, Azzedine Alaia, Viktor & Rolf, Mark Fast and Sofia Kokosalaki, as well as locally based labels such as Juan Carlos Obando, Annie Costello Brown and Bare jewelry. The back story: Designer and trend forecaster Des Kohan opened her eponymous boutique in March 2005 and has since garnered a loyal following of customers who covet the personal attention and selection of non-trendy wares. Where to find it: 671 S. Cloverdale Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 8570200. www.deskohan.com Fred Segal The vibe: The godfather of the L.A. fashion scene, and nearly

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every designer and stylist in town has worked here at one time or another. The goods: High-end designer clothing by Junya Watanabe, Proenza Schouler, Dries Van Noten, Carven, Gant by Michael Bastian, Raquel Allegra and A.L.C., mixed with more affordable stuff by L’Agence, Current/Elliott, Alexander Wang and Elizabeth & James, shoes, accessories, beauty products and housewares at the Melrose location. Mauro Cafe, also at the Melrose location and open since 1994, is still one of the most fashionable lunch spots in town. The back story: What started as L.A.’s first high-end jeans bar in 1960 has grown into a community of boutiques including Ron Herman, Ron Robinson, Conveyer, Madison and Zero Minus Plus, under the Fred Segal umbrella in two locations. Where to find it: 8118 Melrose Ave. at Crescent Heights, Los Angeles, and 420 and 500 Broadway in Santa Monica. Each boutique has its own phone number, www.fredsegal.com.

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Here are our picks of the where you can have one. James Perse Malibu The vibe: This is how the rest of the world imagines L.A. shops — kicking back, listening to the waves, playing a little ping-pong and picking up a few $50 T-shirts while we’re at it. This Malibu outpost of the L.A.-based line is beachfront shopping at its best. The goods: Perse’s famous super-soft cotton jersey T-shirts, skirts and tank tops, along with tube dresses, open-stitch sweaters and overdyed stripe cargo pants in nature-inspired shades such as “aquamarine,” “breeze” and “freshwater.” The back story: James Perse (son of Maxfield’s Tommy Perse) got his start in the business at the age of 19 crafting caps that he sold off the shelves of his father’s store. From hats, Perse moved into the super-soft T-shirt that launched his eponymous brand in 1994. The first stand-alone James Perse boutique followed in 2003, and today there are 19 in the U.S., two in Canada and one in Japan. But only two — the first store and the Malibu outpost — sit across from a Maxfield boutique. Where to find it: The Malibu Lumber Yard, 3939 Cross Creek Road, Malibu, (310) 469-6030, www.jamesperse.com. Maxfield The vibe: Standard-bearer of L.A.’s edgy, rock ‘n’ roll fashion side, and supporter of some of its biggest talents. The goods: A mix of high-end stalwarts Chanel, Balmain, Celine and Dries Van Noten; niche brands Rick Owens, Comme des Garçons, Roland Mouret, Peter Pilotto and Duro Olowu; L.A.’s best, including Newbark, Thomas Wylde, Michael Schmidt and Loree Rodkin, and discoveries from Japan, including LGB and Mastermind. Men’s and women’s clothing, accessories and fine jewelry are available, along with vintage Hermes bags, books and objets. The back story: A long-haired retail eccentric with a penchant for black and a fascination with skulls, Tommy Perse opened his

doors for the first time in 1969 in a Santa Monica Boulevard store named for the artist Maxfield Parrish. He made enough money selling cork-soled sandals that he could go on buying trips to Europe. The result is that Perse gets credit for introducing designer labels like Giorgio Armani, Yohji Yamamoto and Comme des Garçons to American consumers. Where to find it: 8825 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, (310) 2748800, www.maxfieldla.com. Just One Eye The vibe: A conceptual space that mixes art and fashion. Think Maxfield 2.0, with a website that houses the experimental design featured in the bricks-and-mortar store, as well as editorial and video features and a piece created by Ed Ruscha. The goods: Designers that share the same art-based design aesthetic as the store: Rodarte and Costume National as well as Proenza Schouler, Anthony Vaccarello and Sophie Theallet. Lines like Gienchi’s studded high-top sneakers, Dr. Romanelli’s fur vests and Jitrois’ leather pieces make this place the perfect outfitter for L.A’s high-end rocker types who can afford the best in luxe grunge. The back story: New to the L.A. retail scene, the store stocks an interesting and well-edited selection of designers that have nothing to do with basics, denim or jersey tops. In fact, there’s nothing basic about this place. Between the store and its online presence, there’s a lot to digest. Navigating the site’s home page requires a little patience, but for avant-garde design-obsessed shoppers, it may be worth the work. Where to find it: 7000 Romaine St., Los Angeles, no phone number for the store. To contact, email info@justoneeye.com. wwww.justoneeye.com Rth The vibe: Roadside souvenir shop of yore, with the scent of pinyon hanging thick in the air. The goods: Handmade leather goods, including anchor-, arrow-, and flower-shaped brooches mounted on kilt pins, rough-hewn belts, wallets and Native American-inspired beaded friendship bracelets, as well as canvas smock tops, shorts and scarves with a back-to-the-land simplicity. The back story: El Paso native Rene Holguin, who had previous stints at Levi’s and Ralph Lauren, opened the store at the end of 2010, and he and his friends make 90% of what’s for sale in the workshop out back. Where to find it: 537 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 289-7911, www.rthshop.com. Lost & Found The vibe: Six storefronts along a relatively quiet street in the heart of Hollywood that capture L.A.’s love for healthful living and thoughtful clothing and accessories. The antithesis of fast, disposable fashion, everything here has an artisanal quality and an earthy aesthetic common in canyon neighborhoods. The goods: Locally made items from all over the world including woven chairs from India, espadrilles from Spain, leather bags from Italy and trading beads from Africa. The back story: Owner Jamie Rosenthal, a former film and fashion stylist, opened Lost & Found 13 years ago with just one storefront selling children’s clothing. She now has six storefronts and sells men’s and women’s clothing, home and kitchen goods, accessories and children’s clothes and furniture. Where to find it: 6320 Yucca St., Los Angeles, (323) 856-5872. www.lostandfoundshop.com Shareen The vibe: The place to look for what’s new in the old. The goods: A treasure-trove of restored and reconstructed dresses, leather coats, tutus and sequin jackets on racks organized by decade (1940s through the 1990s) or theme (ethnic, pantsuits), with alterations available on site. The back story: Former actress Shareen Mitchell has an eagle eye for spotting the next big vintage trend before anybody else, which is why costume designers from “Mad Men” and design teams from Marc Jacobs make this a regular stop. Where to find it: East of downtown, at 1721 N. Spring St., Los Angeles (Enter on Baker Street), (323) 276-6226, www. shareenvintage.com. ©2012, The Los Angeles Times. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Campus Circle 3.15.12 – 3.28.12

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SOCIAL NETWORKING

Some users have had it with Facebook The world’s most popular website started in a college dorm room, and for some users it stops there, too. By Matt Huston

attention to. “I’d say there was a good 200 people that I either didn’t know very well or didn’t know at all,” Granados said.

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Though Facebook currently claims a tenth of the world’s population in monthly users, many in its original demographic — young adults — have attempted, sometimes successfully, to go against the grain. Call it Facebook fatigue, social network sickness, sensory overload: It’s not unusual for college-age users to call it quits. At least for a little while. Colleen Andrews, 24, a graphic designer from Far Hills, N.J., was spurred by a breakup: “I didn’t want to be tempted to look at his profile,” she said. She dumped her own Facebook profile in September. Laura Amatulli, a senior at the College of New Jersey, has given up the site for Lent four times. Dan Granados, 17, of Levittown, Pa., stopped using his account a few weeks ago. For him, it’s a personal challenge. “I just decided to deactivate it, see how long I could go,” he said. The social network, along with competitors like Twitter and the recently launched Google-plus, is ingrained in the everyday lives of students and young professionals who came of age as social networking was on the rise. But Facebook, with a huge initial public offering expected this spring, looms largest. Those who quit Facebook give a variety of reasons: superficial connections, inappropriate posts, distraction from work or other activities. Stepping away from the constant data feed can be a relief, they say. According to Zizi Papacharissi, head of the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois-Chicago, the reason people leave Facebook is tied to the reason they start using it in the first place. They are “balancing social opportunity with risk,” she said. Those who give it up are the ones who decide that the costs outweigh the benefits. “Maybe it’s taking up too much time, maybe it’s taking up too much effort,” Papacharissi said. Another complaint is oversharing. The average number of Facebook friends per user is 245, according to a Pew Research Center sample. But these connections don’t always amount to information that users actually want to pay

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Are you suffering Facebook Derek Snyder, 20, a from student at Indianafatigue? University of Pennsylvania, said he was unhappy with the amount of drinking photos and other posts he deemed inappropriate. He prefers Twitter: “No pictures, easier to use, nobody talking drama on you or anybody else.” The pull of Facebook, however, is not always easy to escape. So prevalent is the site among young people, some ex-users face personal temptation and even complaints from their friends. “People get angry at you,” said Cara O’Keeney, 22, a College of New Jersey senior. She deactivated her account in September

and said her friends are still sending her text messages about it. Papacharissi stressed that Facebook is a real domain for friendship. “You want to think of Facebook as just a different place where people interact,” she said. “Just like you go with your friends to the bar or to the movies … Facebook is just another place.” This is O’Keeney’s second hiatus from Facebook, and she plans to reactivate her account in March, around the time of spring break. She recalls the inconveniences from the first time around. If she wanted to send a friend a quick message, she used e-mail. “I felt sort of in the Dark Ages when I had to do that,” she said. Admitting the possibility that they might go back, former Facebook users cited the desire to keep in touch with graduating friends, meet new roommates, and maintain a social connection that they started to take for granted. “When I got rid of Facebook, I found myself wanting to reactivate almost immediately after I got rid of it … I found myself really needing a social outlet,” O’Keeney said. Andrews said Twitter, her current outlet of choice, had started to take up her time in ways Facebook used to. “It became second nature to click the Facebook thing on my phone,” she said, attesting to the automatic behavior that several ex-users described. Not every young person frequents bars, and not everyone will stay glued to Facebook. Some might even ditch it all together. But the social media giant is undoubtedly here to stay, Papacharissi said. Colleges and universities themselves are on Facebook these days. “It is more and more difficult for people to leave Facebook because it’s become very much a social institution,” she said. “A service like Facebook will continue to the point of ubiquity. It will be like social wallpaper.” ©2012, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Distributed by McClatchyTribune Information Services.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Shanley Caswell: THE Bruin SET TO LIGHT UP THE SILVER SCREEN

Shanley Caswell is set to co-star with Dane Cook and Josh Hutcherson in Detention.

Introducing a young talent who has managed to balance a thriving acting career while pursuing a degree at UCLA, has an undeniable natural charm, and puts young Hollywood troubles into perspective.

By Sola Fasehun stardom very difficult. “It’s hard for them because they grow up in the spotlight,” she explained. “Nothing about their life is normal. They are gong through stuff that every teenager goes through, but it’s magnified for everyone to see, which makes it worse.” Fortunately, Caswell has transitioned into a young adult star without any major pitfalls, and is now involved in several noteworthy projects that are sure to propel her further into the spotlight. First off is Detention, set to release April 13, which had a world premiere at last year’s SXSW Festival and won a Youth Jury prize at the Seattle International Film Festival. Caswell had the chance to work with Josh Hutcherson on the film, who is poised to become a huge international film star for his role in The Hunger Games. The young actress had nothing but kind words to say about her co-star. “He is this rare breed of child actor who has escaped the norm because he has this need for adventure, and he’s always willing to try something new,” she said. “I’m so excited for him.” Caswell is also working on a movie called The Warren Files, which stars Patrick Wilson and Academy Awardnominee Vera Farmiga. Because the movie is still filming, Caswell couldn’t share too many details about the script. “In the movie [Wilson and Farmiga’s] characters come into our house, and mysterious things happen. That’s all I can say!,” she exclaimed, laughing. Add to her impressive resume the fact that she’s also a student at UCLA majoring in…anthropology. Why not major

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled the trigger at the trade deadline. Although the team did not acquire a premier player, point guard Ramon Sessions holds the talent to potentially become just that. At 6 feet 3 inches tall, this South Carolina native is just 25 years old. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Sessions as the 56th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Nevada, where he averaged 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and nearly one steal per game. In the first four games under a purple and gold uniform, Sessions collected averages of 12 points, 6 assists and 3.3 rebounds a game. He shot 57 percent from the field, including a solid 43 percent behind the arc. Get this though – those numbers came as Sessions entered games directly from the bench. And the Lakers are a team with three prolific scorers in future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant, All-Star center Andrew Bynum and former power forward All-Star Pau Gasol. So, Sessions’s production has been noted as a spark. But how will he flourish now that head coach Mike Brown has added him to the starting line-up? Perhaps the answer could very well be within his confidence, as he gets more comfortable while playing more minutes. Sessions’s first start came against the Portland Blazers on March 23. “I’m going to start Sessions tonight,” Brown told reporters after L.A.’s shoot around Friday hours before game time. “The biggest thing is, there’s a comfort level there with all of us and

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in acting? “I wanted to open up my mind,” she explained. “With anthropology, you’re learning about the world, people, and different cultures.” Talented and intelligent, Caswell had me laughing throughout the interview, and made me want to add the movies she’s been in to my must-watch list. She has all of the right things necessary to make it in the industry. The future is looking pretty bright for this down-toearth starlet. For more on Caswell, find her on Twitter: @Shanley_Caswell

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In a trailer for her upcoming movie Detention, Shanley Caswell can be seen walking down the hall, when suddenly her legs go up as she slips on the floor. Next, someone is pointing to her protruding belly, and before you know it she’s in the bathroom puking. Then, she’s seen talking to the ‘cool guy’ at school, and her witty comments steal the scene. If the trailer is any indication of the movie as a whole, it seems Caswell, who plays cynical high schooler Riley Jones, is poised to be the stand-out actor in a film whose cast also includes Dane Cook and Josh Hutcherson. All of the performances in Detention are hilarious, but Caswell truly shines. So who is this up-and-coming actress? In real life, Caswell seems the opposite of the character she plays in Detention. She’s very friendly and outgoing, and gladly opens up about her past, present and future. Caswell first got involved in acting when her parents suggested she do theater as a way to overcome her childhood shyness. “When I was 8, I auditioned for ‘The Sound of Music,’” she said. “I enjoyed it, and the acting bug snowballed from there.” Eventually, Caswell left her home-state of Florida and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally. Following in the footsteps of many notable child actors, she got her big break working on popular Nickelodeon shows including “Zoey 101” and “iCarly,” and also landed mature roles on “The Mentalist” and “CSI: NY.” As a former child star, Caswell understands first-hand why so many young actors find the transition to adult

Ramon Sessions, 25, is now the starting point guard for the Lakers.

Sessions. If you talk to him, he’ll tell you at the end of the Dallas game [on March 21] when he was on the floor, there was a

comfort level that he had out there running the offense.” Sessions acknowledges the trust Brown has in him. “He’s been big for me,” he told the media. “Him being the head coach, and him just giving me the green light to play my game, to believe in me. ... This is a team that’s won many championships and to bring me along four to five days in and give me the green light to play my game is big.” Los Angeles had been in desperate need of a young point guard, which is where Sessions came in at the trade deadline. In exchange for him and forward Christian Eyenga, the Lakers sent Jason Kapono, Luke Walton and their 2012 first-round pick to Cleveland. However, since veteran team captain Derek Fisher still remained on the squad, general manager Mitch Kupchak dealt him and the first-round pick acquired from Dallas in the Lamar Odom trade to Houston for center Jordan Hill. Essentially, it is a luxury tax relief for L.A., while also insuring a clear path for Sessions to succeed. “I need him to trust his instincts first and know the sets second, because I think he can be that good. I want him to have the freedom to go play basketball, and then get a feel for what we’re trying to do after that,” Brown added. Sessions’s immediate impact has been a result of his speed, decision-making and scoring. It will be intriguing to witness how the Lakers battle against championship contenders now that Sessions is on the team’s starting line-up.

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BOOKS

Spring into Books! By Angela Matano

Be sure to add these titles to your reading list.

MEMOIR For those looking for an armchair adventure, Cheryl Strayed’s Wild will not disappoint. The true tale of the author’s 1,100-mile solo trek along the Pacific Crest Trail inspires in a way that Eat, Pray, Love only dreams of.

sex addict as they make their way to viral video stardom. Original and sweeping, Jennifer Dubois’ A Partial History of Lost Causes takes you places you have never been. The tale of two very different people pulled together by a letter stimulates the imagination like the very best children’s literature.

Funny and sometimes painfully honest, Elizabeth Weil’s No Cheating, No Dying: I Had a Good Marriage Then I Tried to Make It Better, triumphs in a genre that can get stultifying. The author’s magnified look into her own romantic union manages to make the personal universal.

Commune life in the ‘70s, a rich, mostly untapped vein for fiction, serves as the basis for Lauren Groff ’s Arcadia. By assembling a kooky but lovable cast of castoffs, the author illuminates a fascinating moment in American life.

Like the Amish, the Hasidim in America are unusual in their ability to live a life apart from mainstream culture. Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox provides a fascinating look into what happens when someone wants to leave her Hasidic roots behind.

An underappreciated writer with wit and insight to spare, Tom Carson will blow your mind with Daisy Buchanan’s Daughter. An epic tale told in the details, this pseudo-meta-memoir will not disappoint.

ESSAYS 2011 Wrap Up For those without the time or inclination to comb through magazines looking for the choice bits, The Best American Magazine Writing 2011 does it for you. Edited by Sid Holt and culled from such greats as The New Yorker, Harper’s and The Atlantic, these gems will knock your socks off.

GIRLTIME Smart enough to read in public, but fun enough to read on vacation, Molly Shapiro’s Point, Click, Love explores the pitfalls inherent in dating during the technology-heavy 21st century. The perils of life under the microscope get examined to comic perfection in Melanie Gideon’s Wife 22. When Alice Buckle, an average wife and mother of two, joins an online study of marriage, she finds that scrutiny has its pitfalls.

Mouthwateringly good, Best Food Writing of 2011, edited by Holly Hughes, combines terrific articles from such disparate sources as The Phoenix New Times and The Kansas City Star to great effect.

GOTHIC FUN A graphic novel crossed with Edward Gorey, Picture the Dead, by Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown, also evokes the ‘90s tale of Griffin & Sabine. Utilizing portraiture, daguerreotypes, letters and prose, this mystery of a lost civil war fiancée unfolds delicately enough to leave you haunted.

Even if taking off to Paris for the weekend is not a possibility, The Best American Travel Writing 2011 lets you pretend that it is. Sloane Crosley has brilliantly edited a collection of essays that will send you packing – at least metaphorically.

THRILLS Fans of historical thrillers will love Matthew Pearl’s latest work, The Technologists. Set in 19th-century Boston amidst the emerging threats of modern science, this page-turner will keep you up all night –and maybe even a couple of nights after.

FOOD Americans’ interest in food seems to increase exponentially along with their growing obesity rates. Gordon M. Shepherd’s terrific NeuroGastronomy provides fascinating insights into our national obsession. Thoughtful and interesting, Deborah Madison’s What We Eat When We Eat Alone, offers up recipes and tips for solo dining. Beautifully illustrated by Patrick McFarlin, this book makes a wonderful gift. FICTION Melding the trifecta of religion, politics and sex, Eileen Pollack’s Breaking and Entering stirs the pot and then some. Focusing on a fictional terrorist plot that implodes a small community in Michigan, Pollack forces us to evaluate the basic American values that we increasingly take for granted. A pioneer of the sprawling, encyclopedic, blackly comic dissection of postmodern life, William Gaddis is as striking and divisive as ever. His two greatest achievements, The Recognitions and JR, are newly reissued along with Fire the Bastards!, Jack Green’s lambasting of the critics who panned Gaddis’s innovative debut. – Mike Sebastian Comic book artist Eric Powell’s (The Goon) blend of

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cartoony Southern gothic and macabre humor is the perfect accompaniment for the new illustrated edition of Mark Twain’s trailblazing classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. – Mike Sebastian The trials and tribulations of trailer park life, illuminated in Tupelo Hassman’s Girlchild, are both just how you thought they would be and nothing at all like you imagined. The singular character of Rory Hendrix will break your heart as she struggle to expand her small world. Sometimes, deciding to end it all ends up creating a new beginning, or so it goes for Clementine Pritchard. Ashley Ream’s debut novel, Losing Clementine follows a treacherous path of self-discovery that keeps the pages turning. Dubbed “the slacker novel to end all slacker novels” by Tom Perrotta, Adam Wilson’s debut novel, Flatscreen, follows lovable loser Eli Schwartz as he struggles to find meaning in the postmodern world. His circumstances hilariously take a turn for the worse when he falls in with a former TV star/parapalegic

WORLD CULTURE One of the best-reviewed books of the year so far, Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers reports on the effects of globalization on a shantytown near Mumbai. A real-life telling of the Slumdog Millionaire tale, these stories of individuals struggling against and toward a changing world both captivate and enlighten. After Citizens United and Occupy Wall Street, it’s obvious that America and the world are at a tipping point. Power, Inc. examines the past and future of global capitalism, as corporations grow past the borders and control of nations, and what this means for the future of our country and beyond. GRAPHIC NOVEL A funny and perceptive story about growing pains at a SoCal prep school, Keshni Kashyap’s Tina’s Mouth gives an original voice to a unique Indian-American girl. Obsessed with philosophy, sophomore Tina Malhotra struggles to fit in while maintaining her own identity. Campus Circle 3.29.12 – 4.11.12

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