Beginning with iTunes, Playstation Network (PSN) and Xbox Live (XBL) with digital downloads, streaming companies have been competing for the past few years. The streaming war began a couple years ago with Netflix and Hulu battling across platforms on XBL, PSN, and, more recently, Wii and mobile and tablet markets. Also, Amazon finally joined the [...]
Hugh Hefner will present his 34th Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl next month. Many legendary names of jazz, blues and pop — Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Etta James — have graced the bowl’s stage throughout the festival’s history. The Hollywood event will be Saturday, June 16, until Father’s Day, June 17. This year’s [...]
As a poor, starving college student, whose palate is never satisfied with the cup of noodles and Vienna sausage diet, I’ve discovered a number of light-on-the-wallet eateries to get a fix of my favorite cuisine — Vietnamese. From what I’ve learned from my restaurant-hopping experiences is that you don’t go to the same restaurant and [...]
With the end of the semester on the Titans’ doorstep, the summer blockbusters are quickly hitting theaters, but what appears to be the one to beat this summer is Marvel’s The Avengers, which has made over $1 billion worldwide in a little more than a week and has set North American box-office history for the [...]
Every month, women across the country compete for the prestigious title of Playboy’s Playmate of the Month — and one of Cal State Fullerton’s own was named. Nicole Farnam, 23, a sociology major, was awarded the title of Miss May 2012. A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold of Playboy magazine as [...]
As the school year comes to a close, we can look back to the last summer in music where we were treated to an incredible array of albums which included collaborations by Jay-Z and Kanye West, indie breakout stars Foster the People and pop innovator Lady Gaga. This year will be no different; from Justin [...]
El Tarasco used to be a favorite hangout for Cal State Fullerton students before it closed. Now standing in its place is Maru Sushi, a Japanese sushi bar that hopes to fill the void left by El Tarasco’s absence, and in turn, fill our stomachs with the Japanese delicacy. It is a casual restaurant with [...]
The Avengers. “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.” Marvel’s answer to DC Comics’ Justice League. With the release of the Marvel Studios and Joss Whedon film, readers who aren’t familiar with the Avengers comics would find some remarkable differences, as well as some of the obvious similarities. While the first comic book debut of the Avengers did not [...]