Author Archive for Eli Heller
‘Vampires of the City’
The cover of alternative indie rock band Vampire Weekend’s third studio album, “Modern Vampires of the City,” features a photograph of New York City, the band members’ hometown, on the smoggiest day in the city’s history, on which 169 people died due to air pollution, a uniquely human creation. In the album that follows, a [...]
A Discussion on Marriage
LGBT rights activist and University of Iowa student Zack Wahls speaks about his family and calls for “positivity” in the fight for marriage equality. Providing a first-hand account of how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights affects the lives of individuals like his two mothers, LGBT rights activist Zach Wahls spoke before a large [...]
The Dish List: Tender Greens
Nothing screams Southern California dining like fresh and healthy food and a large outdoor patio. In January, the healthy grub and hip atmosphere of Tender Greens, a popular restaurant chain in the LA and San Diego area, arrived in Orange County with a new location at the Irvine Spectrum. Complete with flavorful salads and entrees, [...]
Shabbat Dinners ‘Around the World’
Beginning this year, Hillel has hosted several Shabbat dinners that showcase the experiences of Jews in different countries. To achieve its ongoing goal of providing both current and new members with a worldly consciousness of Jewish heritage and tradition, Hillel, the Jewish Student Union at UC Irvine, has hosted several themed on-campus Shabbat dinners, [...]
Jackson’s ‘Painting’ Not a ‘Pain’ at OCMA
What comes to mind when you think of the word “painting?” Do you recall the lush impressionist landscapes of Monet and Renoir? Perhaps the mess you made with your fingers as a child? Since last Sunday, the Orange County Museum of Art’s otherwise spotless interior has been splashed with paint of every color. Yet, the [...]
LACMA Takes a ‘Look’ at Kubrick
It’s a busy Saturday afternoon at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Families, couples and singles alike pour into the museum’s Art of the Americas building, which, since November, has had written on its twin pairs of glass doors, the name “Kubrick.” In the first retrospective art museum exhibition of his work, from his [...]
Two Impressive Anteaters
The Knowledgeable Guide When 18-year-old Jabari McDonald arrived in Irvine in the fall of 2010 to begin his studies at UC Irvine, his mind was already made up — UCI was not the place for him. He planned to transfer as soon as possible. Several days after McDonald moved into Viento, a residence hall in [...]
The Dish List: Kofee Klatch
One of the hippest spots along Orange County’s rich coastline, Laguna Beach’s Koffee Klatch is a coffee shop complete with an outdoor patio, a funky indoor lounge, delicious coffee and tasty food. Purple curtains shade the large picture window at the front of the Klatch. Gathered around the window is an assortment of comfy brown [...]
‘If Memory Serves’ Exhibition
As I entered the University Art Gallery, a somewhat unknown treasure trove located in UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, I could faintly hear the muttering of a child at the back of an otherwise silent rectangular room filled with what appeared to be a collection of miscellaneous forms and figures lost in [...]
The Dish List: Bowls
When first I walked into Bowls, a new healthy fast food joint on Pacific Coast Hwy and Superior Avenue in Newport Beach, I was immediately asked if I would like to try their steak and handed a hearty chunk of meat on a toothpick. After just one bite, I knew I had come to a [...]
