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HOLLYWOOD—Some might find this hard to believe, but I’ve NEVER seen any of “The Godfather” films. Yes, it’s a travesty considering I’m an aspiring filmmaker, film studies graduate and avid cinema buff. Some ask me all the time why not? Well, I’ve never been a fan of the gangster genre, and three plus hours for a movie is a long...

SAN FRANCISCO—Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco sheriff, requested FBI to investigate the deputy-arranged gladiator-style inmate fights that allegedly occurred in San Francisco County Jail. On Friday, April 10, Mirkarimi announced that FBI has agreed to conduct the investigation. The San Francisco's District Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office and the Sheriff's Department are investigating the case as well. Mirkarimi is glad...

HOLLYWOOD—So the day has finally come, Emily Thorne has outed herself as Amanda Clarke. So how would the rest of the world respond to the news? With utter shock of course, because “Revenge” looks to be heading in a direction of a series finale if you ask me, but we shall see, season four isn’t over just yet. The...

WARNING: This article contains spoilers. HOLLYWOOD—Spring has come, winter is coming, and "Game of Thrones" fans rejoice that once more, we may depart from the 21st century and pay a visit to the bloody, scheming, and riveting land of Westeros. Following the dizzying slew of cliffhangers that defined the final moments of season 4, Sunday night's season 5 premiere, "The Wars to...

LAUREL CANYON—My mum used to say, "If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?" Of course, she was being facetious. Her intention was to get me to think for myself and not follow my friends’ poor choices, or more specifically, the modern American culture. People thought I copied everything Tara did. She had a tattoo on her wrist. My mum...

HOLLYWOOD—It’s the award show, where those films and performances that you think will win, won’t. Yep, I’m talking about the MTV Movie Awards. This year’s festivities honored the best in cinema on Sunday, April 12 and leading the pack of all nominees was “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I,” but it was “The Fault of Our Stars” that was...

SAN FRANCISCO—United States Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden have left the Capital for a quick visit to the Bay Area. The couple is attending a number of gatherings across the Bay Area. Last night, the Vice President attended a private fundraiser in San Francisco, while his wife gave a speech at Cupertino's De Anza College concerning the...

SAN FRANCISCO—Federal authorities have uncovered an alleged scheme in which a San Francisco doctor wrote falsified painkiller prescriptions to local homeless individuals while his wife laundered the money netted from the transactions. Authorities believe the plot netted Dr. Colin Leong and his wife Mabel Leong hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mabel Leong made her initial appearance in San Francisco's U.S. District Court...

SAN FRANCISCO—Following a fight that broke out in San Francisco's Inner Richmond District on Friday, April 10, a 23-year-old bystander that stood-by watching the fight was shot. The shooting, taking place on the 4100 block of Geary Boulevard, was reported to authorities at 12:44 p.m. The bystander sustained two gunshot wounds to the stomach and was transported to San Francisco General...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco resident Santino Aviles, 41, has been acquitted of robbery and other felony charges following a defense that argued he was in a meth-induced psychosis at the time of his alleged crimes. Per Aviles' defense, he was in a deluded state of mind when he broke into a Mission District apartment he believed to be a spaceship. Gaining...