By Ted AYALA There are few things that really unite the increasingly fractured fan-base for Final Fantasy, Square-Enix’s ironically deathless video game series which is in its 14th installment – and that’s not counting its numerous spin-offs. An Internet Verdun has been drawn-up in various online forums by the partisans of different games in this […]
By Charly SHELTON DC has officially launched its new line of number one issues, the New 52. And being such a comics fiend, I was there on the release day to pick up the first issues. Every week DC will release a few more of the 52, and we are introduced to some new […]
Gourmet plant-based fare served to thousands as part of Supreme Master TV’s anniversary. More than 3,000 people gave a rousing standing ovation for the world premiere of “The Real Love,” a new musical which brought together some of the biggest names of Hollywood and Broadway onstage at the Pasadena Civic. In what may be the […]
The Folk Tree’s 28th Day of the Dead Altars & Ephemera exhibition, on view from Oct. 8 through Nov. 5, features traditional altars honoring loved ones who have passed, as well as installations dealing with broader contemporary issues and concepts about death. Also on view is a large selection of work in various media by […]
Check back right here all week to see Entertainment Reporter Charly Shelton’s blog of the reviews of each issue as they are released. August 31st Justice League- a good intro to the new DC Universe, but leaves you wanting. In the 22 page comic, there is about 4 pages worth of story. The rest is […]
By Charly SHELTON Some of our readers may remember two years ago when our paper had just started, reporter Charly Shelton went to the L.A. County Fair for the first time. Several deep fried things later, you, our readers, got a funny video that has been talked about more than any other single video we […]
By Ted AYALA “What is that music?” my father called out from the living room one weekend afternoon back in 1991. “I’m playing a video game,” I answered. My father – a severe man who held a profound disdain for my obsession with video games – stepped into my room. Immediately I froze. “The music […]
By Charly SHELTON Two out of five men don’t wash their hands after going to the restroom. That figure comes from mashing together several figures from studies placing the number anywhere from 77% down to 50% (just search the Internet with “Average that men wash hands”). So let’s say two out of five men don’t […]
For those of you who finished our summer scavenger hunt, thanks for playing! As promised, you will be receiving a completion certificate via email in the upcoming weeks. We will be holding another treasure hunt in October, themed for Halloween. So keep an eye out in the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Please forgive any spelling errors […]
By Charly SHELTON Earlier this summer, we went to E3 – the Electronic Entertainment Expo – to see the newest video game releases and newest gadgets coming up. Then we took you to Comic-Con to see the new everything else that will be found in movies, comics, games and pop culture. Now for our final […]