Natasha Aftandilians

End of an Era?: Natty Ice Reluctantly Graduates

Right now, I'm sitting in the hallway of the third floor of Gateway Commons. To my left is an empty conference room, dark and...

A Duel of Swords

Two warriors face each other; clad in white and masked in anonymity, they each brandish a sword, gripped tightly in their hand. Feet spread...

The ‘Bloom’ of Beach House

FLORAL: Beach House's fourth album is evident of a subtle evolution.

One Size Fits All: Beauty Doesn’t Always Have to Hurt

“Beauty is pain.” I’ve heard the saying a thousand times before; it’s often uttered to me before a pair of hell-bent tweezers come at my...

White’s All Black and Blue

SOLO: Usually surrounded by collaborators, Jack White takes a stab at solo work.

Breaking (or Makin’) All the Rules: Basics Everyone Needs

Fashion is a complicated world. On the one side, you have a universe of free-thinkers and creative types who use every day as an...

A Different Kind of Coachella

FESTIVAL: This year's Coachella was like a buffet featuring countless flavors.

One Size Fits All: The Dilemmas of a Fat Fashionista

There is something I think I need to disclose with you readers that I forgot to mention when I began this column. That is...

One Size Fits All: Fashion is an Art

Hi, my name is Natasha. I’m 21. I like, amongst other things, “Lord of the Rings,” “Star Trek,” cats, being an accidental hipster asshole,...

Style is Timeless: Fashion Trends That Will Never Die

By Natasha Aftandilians Staff Writer Oscar Wilde once said, “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.”...

Costumes From the Big Screen

FASHION: The FIDM is featuring an exhibition where one can appreciate costumes from last year's select films.

Whats Wrong with the Music Biz?

Much like Venus rising out of the sea foam in a half shell, miss Lana Del Rey arrived on the music scene in a flurry of hype and over-eager buzz, the creation of music industry gods and magicians.

Coachella Gonna Be Dank

FESTIVAL: A writer sheds light on a few "under the radar" acts at Coachella this year.

News of the World Scandal

July has not been a good month for Rupert Murdoch.