A panel of eleven successful Hollywood actors, actresses and writers from various ethnic backgrounds sat shoulder to shoulder in the Players Theatre on Monday night to discuss racial stereotypes for actors of color in the presentation, “Progress? Racial Stereotypes in Hollywood.” Cal State Long Beach graduate student and actress Roma[Read More…]
Author: Arts and Life Editor
Organic fashion
The Max L. Gatov West and East galleries are draped with floor length, hand-knitted fashion pieces, including garments made entirely of receipts for this week’s exhibit: “The Clothed Body,” an exhibit curated by Karen Kleinfelder’s art history students. Amabelle Aguiluz, one of the designers that contributed to “The Clothed Body,”[Read More…]
Comic and horror fans, unite!
Those who have ever dreamed of meeting the people behind today’s greatest comic book heroes and video game characters, may find their dreams come true at the Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention. The Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention (LBCHC) will celebrate its 5th anniversary with a weekend full[Read More…]
Gamers debate
A new generation of gaming is coming with new ways to play and experience virtual worlds like never before. By the month’s end, Sony and Microsoft will release their new consoles, marking the end of the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 era. According to retailer websites and the gaming companies,[Read More…]
Trick-or-Treating you to a little Halloween history
Our parents dressed us up as princesses or superheroes and paraded us around town as we filled pillowcases with candy that we never wanted to share with our siblings. We would spend hours, even days, formulating the perfect costume. As we grew, our costumes became more ironic and clever, or[Read More…]
New music this week
“Everything Is Debatable” Hellogoodbye. Fans listened to them in middle school, and thought they disappeared along with those awkward years. Their strange mix of emo, alternative and electronic sound with lyrics about hopeless love and adolescent troubles made the girls swoon. But, while listening to their half-decade old hits like[Read More…]
Portraits that stare right back at you
Five glossy portraits of steady-eyed women stare back at viewers with a sense of strength and composure, seeming to lock eyes with each individual who looks their way in the photography exhibition, “Our Women Be Strong.” Senior photography major Jessica Bardales reflects the identities of five different women this week[Read More…]
Alumni clothe Californians
Two Cal State Long Beach alumni have brought both international and home-grown influences to create Cali Beach Clothing, a true Californian clothing line. Co-founders David Olson and Eddie Sitkovetzky met in the dorms as freshmen and have been friends ever since. When they graduated in 2012, they decided to start[Read More…]
The Zombie Walk continues to evolve
The dead came to life Saturday night. Downtown Long Beach slowly became inundated with a variety of zombie enthusiasts for the city’s 6th annual Zombie Walk. Throughout the years, Zombie Walk Organizer Logan Crow has continuously transformed the Halloween event with the help of the nonprofit, Long Beach Cinematheque, and[Read More…]
Frighten and Enlighten: A spooky Halloween special section
Haunted Hollywood Sports Scare Factor: 4 Tucked away in the city of Bellflower, Calif., just 15 miles outside of Long Beach, lies a miniature version of the bigger and more popular Halloween theme parks. Haunted Hollywood Sports may be a smaller venue, but it definitely gives Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights[Read More…]