Whether life imitates art or art imitates life, the introspective questions of the past don’t always matter. Especially not when art looks so fashionable. Films, in particular, have a habit of influencing a wide realm of people and cultivating ideas regarding romance, friendship and, of course, fashion. “Clueless” (1995) Dionne:[Read More…]
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
Art District comes alive
The streets of Downtown Long Beach are filled with artists. Some work with brightly-colored chalk on the crowded sidewalks, and others implement spray paint to create portraits of iconic figures in history. Around these artists, the crowds attending the Long Beach Art Walk observe — and admire. The Long Beach[Read More…]
It’s Pow Wow time
Native American students held the first Puvungna Pow Wow at Cal State Long Beach as a means of establishing their presence on campus and celebrating their new journey as college students. 46 years later, the Pow wow continues — a celebration of life, culture and community. This weekend, the Puvungna[Read More…]
Column: College students leaving God behind
Students are leaving organized religion in flocks at Cal State Long Beach to embrace a lifestyle where their spirituality is strong but their belief in a higher power is optional. Collecting data from over 14,000 students attending 136 colleges, UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute found that students are likely to[Read More…]
Paglalakabay at Carpenter’s
A night filled with with love, laughter, and unity — the Pilipino American Coalition celebrates their 30th Pilipino Cultural Night among the Filipino community at the beach, enriched with culture and tradition. Daphne Ong, a senior health care administration major and PAC’s current president, said that this year’s cultural night[Read More…]
Slutever
The “Unslut” documentary calls for social change in highlighting the damage of slut-shaming. The “Unslut” documentary left its audience in silence and caused tears of empathy and sympathy to fall from the eyes of its viewers. The film, which was put on my the Women’s Gender Equality Center, YWCA and[Read More…]
‘King Kendrick’ sounds the alarm
Grammy-winning artist Kendrick Lamar reintroduces his fans to critiques on the demanding, rigid nature of the modern music industry while celebrating blackness through raw, pre-disco funk. Kendrick Lamar’s album “untitled unmastered.” was released by Aftermath/Interscope (Top Dawg Entertainment) records on March 4. The album addresses issues such as racism, classism[Read More…]
New adventures on the train
Beach Streets will be closing car traffic to downtown Long Beach on March 19. Patrons are encouraged to walk or bike to the event and discover everything from Retro Row to Pine ave. and back again. One alternative to arrive at the event may be a ride on the Metro[Read More…]
CSULB student Jonny Strang and his band members work to make it in a trying music industry
The likelihood of making a living as a musician if they’re not headlining the Hollywood Bowl or regularly featured on the radio is a virtual impossibility. For a student musician trying to get discovered, life becomes a balancing act. When Cal State Long Beach senior Jonny Strang and former CSULB[Read More…]
Listen to your Mothers
The exhausting, aching and kind of grooving album “When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired” aims to leave listeners — well, tired. Georgia-based group Mothers’ released their debut album on Feb. 26. The album features the dizzying vocal talent of guitarist and vocalist Kristine Leschper, whose vocal chords[Read More…]