I love sitting down and watching any genre of movie, but I’ve had quite enough of Black cinematic ventures filled with Trauma. Photo by Mollie Sivaram on Unsplash. By Destiny Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Editor What would it be like turning on the TV or seeing a movie trailer that wasn’t predicated around Black suffering […]
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University Theatre Needs a House
In light of COVID-19 restrictions, the Theatre Department was able to put on some productions for the spring 2021 semester. Art by Andrea Espinoza By Andrea Espinoza, Staff Reporter The CSUDH University Theater has had a rough three years. In 2018, an inspection found safety issues that shut down the theater for what was supposed […]
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2021 Oscar Predictions: Pandemic Edition
Though Hollywood has been on hold since March 2020 and movies have been scattered across multiple platforms through the pandemic, the show must go on. Art by Dillion Payne By Destiny Jackson, Art & Entertainment Editor Yes, the Oscars are still happening, and while some critics are predicting that this will possibly (read: most definitely) […]
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Welcome to “please STAN by:” A Cultural Blog Experiment
Illustration by Nova Blanco-Rico By Destiny Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Editor In the words of the great Issa Rae, I love “white mess.”—especially if it’s televised (more on what “white mess” is later in the next post). As a 90s baby, I realize that most of my favorite TV shows, spoon-fed to me in my […]
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“Judas” Reveals Different Panther Narrative
Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) ride in the dark of night in order to evade the nearby police on the hunt for activists. Photo courtesy of Sundance Film Festival. By Anthony Garza, Staff Reporter Not much has changed in the 50 years that the […]