Month: June 2022

Instagram is an incredibly popular photo-sharing app where users can upload and share their pictures with friends and family members. However, in recent years, Instagram has also begun to allow its users to create videos and short clips that they can share on the app too. These videos and images are often called Instagram Reels…

A victory appears likely for the conservative incumbents on the Orange County Board of Education as well as for Superintendent of Schools Al Mijares. Trustees Mari Barke, Tim Shaw, and Lisa Sparks are well in front of their leading opponents in the June 7 election, according to the latest voter tallies released Wednesday evening by…

The UCLA baseball team entered Saturday needing four consecutive wins to advance out of the Auburn Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins easily cut the task to three with a 16-2 blowout of Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. No. 2 seed UCLA (39-23) still has a tough road ahead to make it out of the…

The writing process is a creative process, for the most part, and when it comes to having too much freedom to work with, sometimes time is not of the essence. Do this often enough and you might just develop a habit of writing as and when your muse visits you. This, however, isn’t how it…

USC executive senior associate athletic director Brandon Sosna is leaving the athletic department for a front office job with the Detroit Lions, a source confirmed Thursday. Sosna arrived at USC in 2019 alongside athletic director Mike Bohn, whom he worked with at Cincinnati. During his tenure at USC, Sosna played a major role in revitalizing…

In simple, bold strokes of black on white, Emma Grove’s debut graphic novel begins and ends with a scene about a missing book in a therapist’s office. That missing book sets up the mystery that Grove must solve in “The Third Person” (available now from Drawn & Quarterly), a memoir about how her goal of…

Time. There just isn’t enough of it. Ask any freelance content writer what their biggest concern happens to be at any given moment, and unless they are right in the middle of some other malady, they will tell you that there are not enough hours in the day to do what they need to do.…

MINNEAPOLIS — Even the ace, Nestor Cortes, was not working right Wednesday night. And the offense wasn’t able to pick up the pieces after the Yankees’ best pitcher this season had an off night. Cortes allowed a season-high four runs as the Bombers lost to the Twins 8-1 at Target Field. It was the first…

The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…

The UCLA baseball team entered Saturday needing four consecutive wins to advance out of the Auburn Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins easily cut the task to three with a 16-2 blowout of Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. No. 2 seed UCLA (39-23) still has a tough road ahead to make it out of the…

Cal State Fullerton commencement ceremonies took place  May 23-26. Total number of commencement ceremonies: 12 Total eligible* graduates – undergraduate students: 9,756 Total eligible* graduates – graduate students: 1,186 Total number of students registered** for commencement ceremonies: 10,031 Total number of registered** guests and family members at commencement ceremonies: 73,215 From left, Amy Santos embraces…

The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…

MINNEAPOLIS — Even the ace, Nestor Cortes, was not working right Wednesday night. And the offense wasn’t able to pick up the pieces after the Yankees’ best pitcher this season had an off night. Cortes allowed a season-high four runs as the Bombers lost to the Twins 8-1 at Target Field. It was the first…

A victory appears likely for the conservative incumbents on the Orange County Board of Education as well as for Superintendent of Schools Al Mijares. Trustees Mari Barke, Tim Shaw, and Lisa Sparks are well in front of their leading opponents in the June 7 election, according to the latest voter tallies released Wednesday evening by…

While Cuba protests exclusion from the America’s Summit in Los Angeles, stressing the importance of respectful civic dialogue, the world’s eyes should take notice on how protest inside the island is handled. It’s certainly not with a respectful eye toward civic dialogue, much less debate. Since last year’s summer protests — thousands, including kids —…

It may be tempting to make too much of what happened Tuesday in California’s two most prominent cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Right-wing media are screaming that the overwhelming recall of San Francisco’s uber-progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin, and businessman Rick Caruso’s top finish in a field of 12 candidates for mayor bodes well…

The best compliment Nick Boyle might’ve gotten this offseason is that he doesn’t look like Nick Boyle anymore. Or at least not like the Nick Boyle of recent memory. Said offensive coordinator Greg Roman: “He looks like a completely new guy this year. It’s unbelievable what he’s done, the hard work he’s put in.” And…

Viva! L.A. Music Festival, the highly anticipated Latin music event planned for Saturday, June 25 at Dodger Stadium, has been canceled, according to the music festival’s social media pages. On June 3, the festival put out a statement via social media that the cancellation was due to “recent setbacks.” According to the festival’s website and its…

Don’t worry if you get confused reading accounts of the new Social Security Trustees Report. On one hand, you have some articles reporting that this document shows that Social Security will be insolvent in less than 15 years. Others prompt you to pop Champagne corks in celebration of Social Security’s financial footing being so strong…

MINNEAPOLIS — Even the ace, Nestor Cortes, was not working right Wednesday night. And the offense wasn’t able to pick up the pieces after the Yankees’ best pitcher this season had an off night. Cortes allowed a season-high four runs as the Bombers lost to the Twins 8-1 at Target Field. It was the first…