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Eric Pratt

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December 8, 2011

In Sickness: Your Germs, Your Significant Other, and You

You’re sick, and this time I’m not talking about your internet history. You’re down with a bug, you caught a cold, the germ armies stormed the castle of your body. If you had no work, you would gladly take a week off to sleep, but this is college, so you suck it up and nab... MORE »
December 1, 2011

Santa Ana Wind Actually Caused By Students’ Screams of Frustration

For the past day and a half, Los Angeles residents have been battered and buffeted by strong winds, with peak gusts near 100 miles an hour.  Many trees fell, and several communities suffered water and power outages. So far, media sources have designated this wild weather as another of the Santa Ana winds, widely considered... MORE »
November 17, 2011

5 Reasons “The Immortals” May Die Out

The Immortals opened last weekend, and audiences everywhere seem to think it wasn’t speaking Greek.  (They were correct–it wasn’t.  Anyone who thought otherwise should see their health practitioner.)  The mythology-laced 3D sword-and-sandals film managed to top the box in the US and in foreign markets with over $30 million in each region.  Haroo, haroo, haroop-de-doo.... MORE »
November 10, 2011

COMIKAZE NEXT TO WEEKLY BROCON: “WHAT A JOKE”

Those in the area of L.A. Live on Saturday and Sunday might have seen some strange people, costumed as superheroes, monsters, and nerds, going in and out of the Los Angeles Convention Center.  A crowd of 30,000 fans, according to some estimates, geeked out the large indoor space for two days. Josh N. Mebreaux, member... MORE »
October 31, 2011

Halloween Present vs. Halloween Future: The Breakdown

Halloween 2011 is on a Monday.  Whose idea was that again?  Pope Gregory XIII? I do have some good news.  In exchange for Halloween 2011 being on a Monday, Halloween 2013 is going to be on a Thursday.  Current freshmen and sophomores (and a handful of juniors) can party up 10/31/13 in high (probably, drunk... MORE »
October 27, 2011

10 Fast, Frugal, Funny Halloween Costumes You Can Make In Your Dorm

Halloween night creeps up on you like a serial killer, sinking the knife of realization into your procrastinating back and screaming “YOU HAVEN’T MADE A COSTUME YET!” For those in this predictable predicament who still want to cook up something that will turn heads (and maybe rip them right off), here are a some witty... MORE »
October 20, 2011

Why Netflix REALLY Decided to Get Rid of Qwikster

Los Gatos shone in the setting sunlight.  Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, felt as powerful as the mountain lions for which the city was named as he gazed out from his corner office.  He had the past of home entertainment by the throat, ready to rend so that the future could live. Soon, only months... MORE »
October 14, 2011

“USC MERCHANDIZE! USC SMASH!”

There had been a table, seconds before.  Now there were only splinters, splinters and a very large man in what used to be a nice suit.  “PUNY REPORTER SHOULD NOT DOUBT USC CROSS-PROMOTION’S MIGHT!” Could this be Wayne Flagg, the mild-mannered marketing mastermind mounting a money-making mission with the merry men of Marvel Comics?  As... MORE »
October 6, 2011

DPS Captain Breaks Down Over Breaking Up USC Parties

USC’s Department of Public Safety shocked students yesterday with a heartfelt confession of the truth behind their long held practice of breaking up good times of all kinds.  “There’s always a problem when there’s a private party in a private residence,” Captain David Carlisle told student leaders and press.  “DPS never gets invited.” Carlisle led... MORE »