By Fernando BazanStaff Writer We have all encountered someone in our life who is frustratingly naïve, someone who believes incorrect information even when presented with facts. Not to say they are bad people, just incredibly dense. In 2006, Mike Judge directed and produced “Idiocracy,” a film set in a world filled with characters who embodied […]
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Sundance Winner Documentary Comes to Campus
By Cecilia JuarezStaff Writer The opportunity to hear an award-winning documentary filmmaker speak about his film will be available Sat. Dec 15, when RaMell Ross, director of A “Hale County This Morning This Evening” will speak in the newly remodeled Laser Recital Hall in LaCorte Hall at 4 p.m. The film has garnered multiple awards […]
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Prepare to Relive Your Childhood
By Liliana Ulloa Lifestyle Editor The heart of every 1990s baby exploded with nostalgia as James Earl Jones’ voice echoed through their ears, “Everything the light touches is our kingdom.” As the original voice of Lion King Mufasa follows images of the Savanna sunrise, the iconic song “The Circle of Life” chants the very words […]
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Making Fine Art From Relatively Nothing
By Carissa Diaz Staff Writer Usually, when we think of art galleries, we think of painting on canvases, but that’s not the case for the “Uncommon Materials” exhibition at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Commonly overlooked or discarded materials such as used fabric, napkins, cardboard and house paint are integral parts of The Department of […]
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What Time Does to Art, What Art Does With Time
By Osiris Bahena Staff Writer The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The “Mona Lisa.” Ceramics, sculptures and other artwork that is still on display thousands of years after they were created. All suggest that once made, art lasts far longer than the artisans who created it, and the civilizations they were part of. Yet, in […]