If you would have asked Tony Marsh as a teenager where he thought his future was headed, chances are his answer wouldn’t have been “teacher.” “All I wanted to do was play baseball,” Marsh said. “I didn’t see the value in being in English class. I’d get the key to[Read More…]
Arts & Life
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EA Sports’ “Madden” and ESPN sign championship airing contract
You turn your TV on and change the channel to ESPN just in time to catch your favorite teams facing off in the ultimate gridiron battle. Tom Brady and the Seahawks get to the line for the next play in the game, and it’s at this point you realize this[Read More…]
“Culture II:” A hit or a miss?
It’s clear that rap group Migos wanted its new album “Culture II” to hit fans hard and make a lasting impact on the rap game, as it features some of the biggest names in music. Top artists such as Drake, Cardi B, Travis Scott, and 21 Savage are just a[Read More…]
Beer-Posting: Escape the Pale Ale monotony with Modern Times’ Fruitlands
Are you tired of the discussion around beer being relegated to quadroopal-hopped India Pale Ales with a bitter arugula top note that slowly develop into Pinesol finish? Yeah, me too. Look no further than this weekly tongue-in-cheek column exploring a world of ales and lagers that exists outside of the[Read More…]
Megan Kline Crockett coming into Carpenter Center
Most students drive by the Carpenter Performing Arts Center and don’t give the building a second thought, if they notice it at all. Megan Kline Crockett, the new executive director of the Carpenter Center, hopes to change that. After filling in for the previous director, Michele Roberge last September, Crockett[Read More…]
Negative space: An introduction
Comic books are everywhere in film and TV. They should also be for everyone, but new readers can sometimes find comic books intimidating, especially if you’re new to them. This bi-weekly column will aim to change that. Every other Wednesday, I’ll be recommending at least two comic books based on[Read More…]
“Maze Runner: The Death Cure” delivers a WCKD bang
“Maze Runner: The Death Cure” is a sci-fi action film that will keep you gripping your seat, maintaining a theme of survival from start to finish. The film is the final installment in the trilogy, following “The Maze Runner” and “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.” The World Catastrophe Killzone Department[Read More…]
The CSULB UAM presents the 13th Greater Los Angeles MFA
CSULB holds its opening reception for the 13th Greater Los Angeles MFA
With the School of Art galleries filled to the brim with creations of paintings, videos and sculptures, the real highlight of the Sunday night gathering was the energy. Smiles and laughter carried throughout the galleries as students and art lovers came together in the spirit of creation to celebrate up-and-coming[Read More…]
“Robert Irwin: Site Determined” opens at CSULB
The journey is greater than the destination in the University Art Museum’s newest exhibit, “Robert Irwin: Site Determined.” The show, curated by Cal State Long Beach art history professor Matthew Simms, focuses on the developmental process for many of Irwin’s most popular and theorized pieces and how he uses his[Read More…]