Rebecca Aranda

Hey all, Rebecca here. As of this week, I will be no longer working for the New University. No, it’s not because of...

FINISHED: A cool graduation mix to help sustain your cap’d and gown’d strut through the Bren Events Center.

Shakespeare: Victor Vazquez tackles one of the big ones for his undergraduate Honors in Directing thesis.

The oldest video on Youtube was uploaded five years ago. It is called: “me at the zoo.” It shows, simply, one of the founders...

Today’s music has very little substance. With a musical landscape dominated by theatrics and autotune, it’s easy to forget that there was a time...

It’s tough being a student in Irvine. The schoolwork is fine, but there’s nothing to do in this town! If only we lived in...

This is "A Guide. to find out who you really are deep deep deep down inside.” Typewritten letters catch your eye, crudely photocopied across the front of a booklet. Its many...

The Polysics are one of my favorite Japanese imports. As four small musicians with huge stage presence, they seem both intimidating and adorable --...

In roughly 80 days, thousands of young people will make an exodus to the desert town of Indio, filling the dusty, flat landscape with...

MUSICAL: All the young actors / And all the theatre veterans / Couldn’t put Fellini together again.

If you haven’t seen “Avatar” yet, you’ve probably heard that you should. If you decide to go out to an actual movie theater to see it, opt for the version packaged as “Avatar: The 3D Imax Experience.”

Michael Jackson and Madonna, the king and queen of the Weird and Wonderful in pop music, have handed their crown and scepter down to one lucky lady—Lady Gaga. Although some resent their new regent, she’s won over more fans than she’s lost. Millions have given into her catchy club tunes, ushered into her arms by her music videos and bizarre media appearances. Her second full-length album, “Fame Monster,” is proof of her constant evolution.

INDIE ROCK: With “Embryonic,” the Lips return to an older, darker sound. But is it worth listening to?

LIAR LIAR: Ricky Gervais and a strong supporting cast carry a strong premise to middling results.