From the same people who made it easier to poke your friends comes a new feature to interact with the dead. According to a blog post on the social media site last Thursday, Facebook is offering users the option to appoint another user to manage their profile after they die,[Read More…]
Arts & Life
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Long Beach residents host the first annual Citywide Neighborhood Breakfast
Local non-profit We Love Long Beach recognizes that nothing brings people together the same way food does, which is why it’s inviting hungry neighbors from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday to any one of 30 breakfasts that will be served around the city. Residents are encouraged to sign up[Read More…]
A look back at black through from the Grammy Awards to everyday trends
Beyonce glided onto the stage last Sunday to accept her 20th Grammy Award wearing a plunging V-neck, jet-black Proenza Schouler gown. Gwen Stefani topped Forbes’ Best Dressed fashion list rocking a midnight Versace jumpsuit with Kanye West following suit, shunning color and uniformity in a daring low-cut black velvet ensemble[Read More…]
Kind and concrete
A curly, brown-haired six-year-old smiled to herself as she ran her fingers through the warm park sand. The bright-eyed, joyful girl turned to pour the sand into her bucket, but it wasn’t there. A grown woman held her bucket, chewing on the handle. She ran to her mother, scared and[Read More…]
Overdosed on competence
Drake kept true to his word after all; things have officially “popped.” “We already got spring 2015 poppin’,” he raps in the single “0 to 100 / The Catch Up” from his fourth studio album. “Majid Jordan droppin’, OB droppin’, not to mention me droppin’.” It was only a matter[Read More…]
Review: Fifty Shades of Grey fails to ignite the big screen
Brace yourselves, bookworms; the highly anticipated “Fifty Shades of Grey” film-adaptation falls flaccid, lacking the dangerous sex appeal that kept bookstore shelves empty and the latex industry in business. The film follows a virginal Anastasia Steele, played by Dakota Johnson, who falls in love with the deeply disturbed billionaire tycoon Christian[Read More…]
FYF & Goldiepup host pet adoption drive
On the corner of a busy Los Angeles intersection, dogs barked, tugged at leashes, nuzzled against potential adopters or just lazily languished in the warm sun. The lush greenery at Moorpark in Studio City served as the backdrop for the Great Escape, a pet adoption drive, held on Sunday. Animals[Read More…]
Harlem Globetrotters stop by the Honda Center
For nearly a century, the Harlem Globetrotters have entertained millions of international basketball fans with their unbelievable ball-handling skills and basketball stunts. On Saturday, an audience chuckled and smiled, enjoying the sweet game of basketball at the Honda Center. “College students probably don’t think too much about them, but if[Read More…]
Scotsfestival lands on Long Beach’s Queen Mary
Afloat the iconic 1936 ocean-liner-turned-hotel moored in Long Beach might be the last place one would expect to find a plaid sea of kilt-clad clans tapping their ghillies to blaring bagpipes and tossing 20-foot cabers. Queen Mary traded her sunbathing seals for sheep-herding demonstrations on Saturday at the 22nd annual[Read More…]
BDSM hits the mainstream even harder
In lieu of its hues of red and pink, lovers and singles alike may be enticed to paint this year’s Valentine’s Day with 50 Shades of Grey. The film, an adaptation of E.L. James’ explosive novel, is expected to gross at least $60 million during the four-day opening weekend, according[Read More…]