Here are the numbers: 10 percent of Californian voters this year were black. 94 percent of these black voters voted for Obama. 70 percent voted for Proposition 8. Assuming that 100 percent of black voters who voted against Obama voted for Proposition 8 (this is probably giving black Obama supporters more credit than they’re due), […]

So what’s next?  Although Hollywood is heavily relying on the two crutches of reboots and remakes, some industry personnel are coming up with their own 21st century ideas.  Are they worth pursuing though? The first one that has already begun is the move to digital film.  Most films, since near the beginning of the film […]

It seems as if advice regarding the pursuit of a career always entails being told to find a job that you can enjoy. Such advice came up last year during a short seminar with the surprisingly funny and affable comic book legend, Stan Lee. Not that I expected a snobbish clunker, but Stan Lee was […]

This is the first entry on Zotters.org from my Peace Corps service in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. For those who have never heard of this country (like myself, before I was assigned to spend two years here, working with girl’s education and empowerment), Mauritania is located in West Africa, just north of Senegal. I […]

Just in case you’ve been living in a bubble, breaking news: identity theft is on the rise.  And it’s unavoidable and in our backyard: earlier this year, UCI graduate students were hit with an identity theft situation in which their personal information was garnered to usurp federal income tax refund checks. Why my sudden interest?  […]

‘Students for sale!’ yells the loan officer. ‘Got another one for $45,000. Says here she’s going to UC Berkeley.’ The loan coordinator walks in. ‘I just got a new one here at CSU Long Beach for $17,000. He says he’s unsure what he wants to do after graduation.’ Laughter breaks out. ‘So how’s he going […]

What exactly is a ‘reboot’?  It depends on who you ask.  For this article, a reboot is defined as a film/product revived/rebranded/reimagined from a prior film/product, usually for the sake of (re)-building a franchise.  It is also one of Hollywood’s newest buzzword that is being deemed a successful business model.  Some examples include The Incredible […]

Despite the new feverish push to get potential voters (especially the youth) to actually go out and vote for our next president, there are no actual benefits in doing so. The logic behind such non-behavior is the fact we are  Californians and though we are the largest state with the most electoral votes (55), Californians […]

BFMin poses in front of a tunnel in Apgujeong, Seoul, Korea. He was among the first well-known graffiti artists to emerge in Korea in the late 1990s. A.K.A. “Case Study in Korean Hip Hop Culture” – Interview with BFMin, a professional graffiti artist from Seoul, Korea July 2007 As hip hop music and culture spreads […]

For a campus embedded in one of the most conservative, wealthy and generally uneventful areas in America (and likely, the world), we have a surprisingly dynamic and volatile history with accusations and rumors of racism. With such ethnic diversity in the student body, this isn’t a shocker, but most of the recent discrimination scandals are […]