Arts & Life

Content that focuses on popular culture, local art and music, entertainment and the events. Common topics include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, food, etc

A fairy tale not worth telling

Once upon a time, “Snow White and the Huntsman” made more than what it originally deserved. Now the follow-up,  “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”, shows off less of a story than its predecessor and forcefully attempt to bank on the recent success of Disney’s Frozen. The plot is simplified: Evil McGuffin[Read More…]

Beach to bite the (racing) dust

The roads are all closed, Long Beach Transit is shutting down and nothing can be heard but the sound of revving engines and sporadic screaming. This signals the beginning of the weekend-long 42nd annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, where race car lovers all around California come to drink,[Read More…]

Dance it out

The Cal State Long Beach College of the Arts and Department of Dance are hosting a performance entitled “CSULB Dance in Concert” featuring two nationally and internationally acclaimed choreographers April 20-23. The show will consist of six separate performances, two of which were choreographed by guest artists. “Of the Earth[Read More…]

Birth, Death and Resurrection

Sophisticated portraits embellished in neon hue, detailed renditions of photographs and deliberate religious undertones adorned the walls  – welcome to Nora Ayala’s exhibit. Ayala grew up in a conservative Seventh-Day Adventist home. The doctrine of Christianity made her continuously question her identity and certain events in her life because of[Read More…]

Watch the birds flock to the stage

Cal State Long Beach Theater Arts Department presents “Bird in the Hand” by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, a story that takes a look into various themes and struggles surrounding a young man. The play follows the events of a young man, Felix, during his senior year of high school. While working[Read More…]

Top five local places to eat off campus

For those days you have more than an hour to spare and on-campus food simply doesn’t seem appealing, the community right outside of campus has a variety of local restaurants to choose from and unique food. Don’t settle for anything, expand and go beyond the Cal State Long Beach barriers.[Read More…]

Farmers market season has sprung

April invites a number of interesting things to distract you from jumping back into schoolwork after spring break. Music festivals, springtime hikes — and the revival of farmers markets throughout all of the Los Angeles area. While hikes and festivals are signature springtime activities, local farmers markets offer products from[Read More…]

What did you expect from TLSP?

The Last Shadow Puppets hit music charts worldwide eight years ago when their debut album, “The Age of the Understatement,” was released, delivering epic cinematic tracks accompanied with intricate strings and the collaborative lyricism of artist Miles Kane and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. After 2008, duo Turner and Kane[Read More…]

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