In the 61 years the world has known Dr. Seuss’ Grinch there is one thing all the different grinches had in common: they were mean. They all hated Christmas and the people of Whoville. However, the newest retelling of “The Grinch” has a very different take on everyone’s favorite holiday[Read More…]
Author: Arts and Life Editor
Jazz students present an afternoon of tunes
Audiences’ and musicians’ heads bobbed as their feet tapped and hands clapped to the rhythm of the Studio Jazz Band and Concert Jazz Orchestra Sunday in the Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall. Both award-winning ensembles performed their second and final concert of the semester with a program that featured contemporary[Read More…]
La Raza’s Day of the Dead celebration honors loved ones
A hoard of students followed to the College of American Indian Studies director Craig Stone to the burial grounds on campus located on Beach Dr. as one is entering campus from Bellflower Blvd. Students followed Stone to the burial grounds while leaving a path of marigold flowers behind and singing[Read More…]
A rainbow dance performance celebrates joy and self-expression
Strips of rainbow-colored cloths that once adorned the audience seats were waved in the air by attendees. They stood up in their aisles to dance along with the performers on stage and embrace a movement of joy. CONTRA-TIEMPO premiered its dance performance, joyUS justUS, at the Richard and Karen Carpenter[Read More…]
‘Overlord’ is a bloody thrill ride from start to finish
For the past few years, World War II dramas have taken a very conventional approach to their storytelling, focusing on either a key political figure fighting from an office, a few boots on the ground or planes in the sky. Finally, a movie has come along that seeks to break[Read More…]
Cal Rep play tackles discrimination of women in latest play
The stage floor of the Studio Theater was littered with multi-colored confetti when suddenly the prop gate was raised upwards, transporting the audience to a place that tackles the misogyny of the current, contemporary society head on. The California Repertory Company presented “The Funfair,” a play that’s overall message is[Read More…]
With a new name, new sound and new EP, Dummie steps up with ‘Cafe Bleu’
Dummie, famously known as Dumbfoundead, released his latest EP and 10th solo project, “Cafe Bleu” Friday. In his interview with Complex, Dummie said “Café Bleu” is an imaginary neighborhood spot where everyone is free to come hang out. Nobody needs to know your name or your history and you can[Read More…]
Q&A with the new commissioner for Disability Affairs
Between her new duties and working on campus at the 49er Shops Communications Department, second-year Samantha Brown is busy with reimagining positive experiences for students with disabilities at Long Beach State. This month, Associated Students Inc. Senate appointed the political science and communications major as commissioner for disability affairs. While[Read More…]
Metro Boomin’s ‘Not All Heroes Wear Capes’ is the debut we’ve all been waiting for
After spending the majority of 2016 and 2017 riding high on the top of the Billboard charts, hip-hop producer Leland Tyler Wayne, known by his stage name Metro Boomin, had a relatively quiet 2018, after supposedly retiring earlier in April. Barely seven months later, he’s dropped his debut solo studio[Read More…]
Student art galleries replace regular exhibitions with grad student critique week
The School of Art galleries at Long Beach State changed up the typical student exhibitions this week, with a special Graduate Critique Week located in the Fine Arts Building on campus. The weekly themed exhibitions were replaced by a variety of artwork from students across all art departments, in an[Read More…]