Subculture

Walking into Voodoo Doughnut on CityWalk in Universal City, customers see wall-to-wall pink décor with Halloween-like figures and trinkets, including a menu printed on a mounted pink coffin. Merchandise, including donut-shaped coffee cups, tumblers with the business’ logo, hats, and t-shirts, are on shelves next to the counter....

Most people probably don’t think about coffee when they hear “horror movie” but owner Omaira Mahan has found a way to combine the macabre with a macchiato.  Horror Vibes Coffee on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, Calif. is POC offers standard drinks with themed names that customers can enjoy while surrounded by spooky art....

Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe located along Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 2024. A great photo may be priceless to some, is it worth $12? From the crowd at Universal CityWalk, the answer appears to be yes. Residents and tourists flock to Hello KItty and Friends Cafe...

Muggles and Wizards alike may find themselves thirsty and hungry after fighting Dementors and giant spiders and flying on a Hippogriff.  Luckily for them, the perfect refreshment can be found at The Three Broomsticks, a restaurant in Harry Potter’s Wizarding World found in Universal Studios in Hollywood California. 

Clubs have become a way for people to escape their day to day lives and their struggles.  While La Sierra has never been known as a college club go-to, its latest attempts to create an escape for the younger generation is a success, somewhat.  La Sierra...

Wendy Leeds holds down a baby elephant seal at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna, Calif. on March 13, 2020. The rescued patients go through a process of tube feeding when malnourished. This method does not hurt the animals and is needed so they can be weaned onto fish eventually. Photo by: Chelsea WestmanA California sea...

Charlie Psy holds his dog Halu in Venice, Calif. Photo by: Atena NaghiCharlie Psy holds his dog Halu in Venice, Calif. Photo by: Atena NaghiCharlie Psy’s dog Halu is by his side in Venice, Calif. Photo by: Atena NaghiRonald Johnson holds his snake in Venice, Calif. Photo by: Atena NaghiCharlie Psy plays the guitar in Venice,...

Natalamb the sheep is one of the animals at the Sheep Unit at the Pierce College Farm in Woodland Hills, Calif. Photo by: Adam BaronJulio Wong smiles as he feeds the goats at the Pierce College Farm in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 23, 2020. Photo by: Chelsea Westman A baby goat sits in a bucket at...

Molly the dog, photo courtesy of: Nathalee Montano Photo of Samwise the cat, courtesy of: Aleczandra Vick(Left to Right) Patty Esmeral and Raisa Esmeral hold up their cats Toki and Pepper to their window at their home in Reseda Calif., on May 6, 2020. Photo by: Chelsea Westman(Left to right) Claudia Miranda and John Miranda hold their...

Illustration by: Chelsea WestmanDog astrologer Yesenia Flores smiles with her dog Zeus. Photo by: Hannah Davis It was another Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, and the sun was blazing down as if it was deep in the summer. But it’s April 29 and in the middle of a pandemic, a dog...