A half-decade after helming the global blockbuster “Gravity” — which earned $723 million worldwide and several Oscars including best director — filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón has returned to the big screen. This time in his native country of Mexico to film what is perhaps his most personal film to date: “Roma." The film is named after the neighborhood where Cuarón grew up in Mexico.

“I am so proud of your generation. And all the work you’ve done. But there is still so much you guys need to accomplish,” states Maria Falzone, a comedian, turned sex-educator, who utilizes her comedic chops to educate young people on sexual-wellness.

A live mariachi band, a dozen red-and-white-striped proverbial carnival tents, and a blue sky provide an unlikely backdrop for discussing one’s mental health. The “Mental Health Carnival," held at Santa Monica College’s main campus this Tuesday, November 13, provided SMC students with an opportunity to discuss and learn about mental health in an environment that SMC student and Director of the SMC Sustainability Club, Brooke Harrington, feels…

On October 25th, a man named Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shouting anti-Semitic slurs and wielding an assault rifle. Bowers killed 11 people. The massacre is one of the worse attacks against the Jewish community in the United States in decades- and arrives during the tail end of an exhausting political season. 

Halloween-day was nestled in the middle of the week this year, but that didn't discourage SMC students from partaking in the festivities. Students arrived on campus, sporting an array of creepy chill enducing ensembles, to cuter more lovable costume characters like Winne-the-Pooh, and of course everything in between. Take a look at The Corsair's photo series and see what students were wearing

“I woke up feeling really angry towards my grandpa today,” reveals Risa Rubin, a Los Angeles based musician who has just released her fifth album entitled I’m Reliving the End Over and Over and Over Again and It’s Only the Beginning. “He’s dead," she elaborates while making a cup of coffee.

Halloween, the most recent installment of the series of the same name, opened to a $77.5 million weekend, marking it as the best opening in franchise history. The opening also shone light on lead actor Jamie Lee Curtis, 59, whose part in Halloween marks her as the most successful female in a leading role over 55.

The Del Monte Speakeasy sits in the basement of the Townhouse restaurant and was an actual speakeasy from 1920 to 1933. Established in 1915 by Italian immigrant Cesar Menotti, Townhouse is the oldest bar in Venice and one of the oldest bars in the Los Angeles area. 

“This is the first restaurant to serve falafel in the Western United States, ever!” The owner of Hungry Pocket Falafel House, Jeff Javaherr, shares this with anyone who will listen.