Movie Review: Iron Man 3
stu58926 - Monday, May 6, 2013
Zachary Brenner Life Editor While preparing myself to go see the third installment of the Iron Man franchise by watching clips and trailers of previous movies, I was expecting to see a movie with cool visual effects, but no story. I can happily say that my expectations were not completely met. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
Spamalot prevails
stu58926 - Friday, March 15, 2013
Sam Rosenberg Contributing Writer After seeing the highly anticipated Milken production of Monty Python’s Spamalot last Thursday, I left the theater with two messages from the play: always look on the bright side of life and find your grail. The former is a metaphor for always striving to be optimistic, even when life seems random, [...]
Come and Gong: Senior Shpiel review
stu58926 - Thursday, March 7, 2013
Zachary Brenner Life Editor At the annual Purim Town Meeting, Milken students come together to enjoy comedy in the form of a shpiel. For as long as anyone can remember, senior classes at Milken have partaken in making a shpiel. This year, we saw unique new approaches, and also familiar ones. The video starts out [...]
Ginger Uprising: A first-person perspective
stu58926 - Friday, February 22, 2013
Zachary Brenner and Justin Kroll Ginger Overlords Last summer, I huddled in my basement curled in a ball of fear. All around me I heard thumps and screams. It was “Kick a Ginger Day.” Listening to the terror of my fellow gingers, a minority in today’s predominantly dark-haired society, I realized that, fortunately, I was [...]
2013 Oscar Predictions
stu58926 - Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Zachary Brenner and Justin Kroll Life Editor and News Editor The 85 Annual Academy Awards is coming up this Sunday. In past years, the winners in several categories appeared to be wildly predictable. However, this year promises to be an exciting race, especially for the Best Picture category. Argo, one of the favorites for best [...]
Mr. Tyler to become certified masseur
stu58926 - Monday, February 4, 2013
Zachary Brenner Life Editor Mr. Tarince Tyler, one of Milken’s remarkable librarians, has been in intensive masseur training for nearly a year. Following in his mother’s footsteps, Tyler has completed 480 hours out of the 500 hours required to become certified. He is proud that he will reach his goal in just a few weeks, [...]
Movie Review: Skyfall
stu58926 - Friday, November 9, 2012
Zachary Brenner Life Editor Rated PG13: For intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language, and smoking Let’s look back at 2006. After much anticipation, Daniel Craig made his screen debut as James Bond in Casino Royale and shocked the world with a new, more serious Bond. Now, four years after the disappointing Quantum of Solace, Sam Mendes [...]
Movie Review: Argo
stu58926 - Monday, October 22, 2012
Zachary Brenner Life Editor Rated R: For strong language and some disturbing images. To anyone who is disappointed with the recent box office hits, I have two words for you regarding ‘Argo’: must see. ‘Argo’, directed by Ben Affleck who also directed the 2010 Oscar nominated movie, ‘The Town’, took on a challenge when directing [...]
Say Hello to Mr. Lin
stu58926 - Friday, September 28, 2012
Zachary Brenner Life Editor Born in Torrance and raised in San Marino, Mr. Jerry Lin teaches Advanced Computer Programming part time here at Milken. He also spends a lot of time at the University of Southern California (USC), taking classes, researching artificial intelligence, and teaching. Lin has a surprisingly strong passion for music photography – [...]
Milken Night Live: Coming Next Year
stu58926 - Thursday, May 17, 2012
Zachary Brenner Life Editor Are you a fan of “Saturday Night Live”? Well, then get excited for “Milken Night Live.” MNL will be a sketch comedy show that includes shorts, musical performances with a live band, and funny commercials. It will also contain a weekend update and several other hilarious sketches written and performed live [...]