The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show was a huge disappointment this year because Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bentley did not have a display booth due to the failing economy. Many people who were expecting to see exotic luxury cars were hugely disappointed. However, many other cars made up for the disappointment such as the debut of the Mercedes- Benz SLS, Rolls Royce Ghost and the Lexus LF-A. There were also several new alternative fuel vehicles that gave the Toyota Prius a… Read more

Madison Cottrell is sitting inside the Freudian Sip at CSUN, reading a 2,500 page book. “It’s a collection of stories for my English class,” Cottrell said. Cottrell is an English major with a creative writing emphasis. She enjoys reading and writing fiction and fantasy. Cottrell chose her major because she has a difficult time writing essays and wanted to improve her writing skills. “The teachers I’ve had at CSUN are really amazing,” Cottrell said. One class assignment that Cottrell remembers… Read more

Disney’s “Old Dogs” is a fun-filled movie the whole family can enjoy. With an all-star cast that includes John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green and Lori Loughlin. The movie takes place in New York City, where two best friends who have grown up together and formed a business partnership are hit with an unexpected surprise. The two are placed with the care of two 7-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their entire… Read more

Meg Whitman is the best candidate for governor in California. Whitman believes in better education, cutting spending by reducing the number of government workers, no more tax raises and promises to cut taxes for small business owners so they can expand. Whitman is smart (having graduated from Princeton and Harvard), driven, tough and has an excellent record of making things happen. She led eBay from 1998 to 2008, and according to Whitman’s Web site, she helped the company grow from… Read more

Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Jennifer Coolidge and Director Werner Herzog attended the press junket for the new movie “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”. The press junket was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. As reporters piled in the room with excitement and questions ready to fire, I patiently sat and waited nervously as the time felt as if it was slowly ticking by. As I sat pondering which questions… Read more

If you’re looking for an action based thriller, then you will be sadly let down. Instead, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” is a dark film with humor. Academy Award-nominated German film director, Werner Herzog, creates a story of the struggle of personal demons that many people can connect to. The film stars Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage as Terrence McDonaugh, a New Orleans police lieutenant who is losing himself to a battle with drug addictions to cocaine and… Read more

The movie Zombieland is a cross between ‘Resident Evil’ meets ‘Superbad’. It consists of all the scary elements used in a zombie movie, such as, limping dead corpses spewing blood, but it also has hilarious comedy tied into it. One moment you’re on the edge of your seat, squeezing the life out of your movie popcorn and ready to scream, the next moment you’re dying of laughter. Zombieland pokes fun at the stereotypical zombie movie plot and brings a more… Read more

Universal Studios unveiled their frightening Halloween Horror Night and red carpet awards show Friday evening on October 2. Celebrities such as Tobin Bell, Corey Feldman, Rob Zombie and Rick Baker lined the red carpet to accept their awards at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards. Baker, a six-time Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist who received the Jack Pierce lifetime achievement award said, “this place (Universal Studios) made me do what I wanted to do. This place made Frankenstein and Dracula.” Baker expressed… Read more

Like many organizations in the current economy, New Leash on Life, a nonprofit animal rescue, is facing financial hardship — making it difficult to stay afloat. Last December, the organization had to lay off two-thirds of its staff because of cutbacks, lack of funding and donations. “We’re facing the hardest situation right now because of the economy and donations are very low right now,” NLL operations manager George Cox said. “Corporations do not give as much money and grants (as… Read more