Cal State Long Beach has no shortage of entertaining events scheduled throughout the Spring 2014 semester. Whether you like music, art or theatre, students at CSULB will have a large selection of activities to choose from. The first few weeks alone have enough variety to entice the most hard-to-please students.[Read More…]
Arts & Life
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Audiences will fall in love with “Her”
“Her,” written and directed by Spike Jonze, is a unique blend of science fiction and romance that inevitably compels audiences. “Her” is realistic enough to grasp audiences and unique enough to become a timeless film that strikes us just like classics such as “Bicentennial Man” or “Wall-E.” It has already[Read More…]
Academy Awards predictions
Best Picture – “American Hustle” “American Hustle” is one of the few films that has it all. With an impeccable cast, rich script and brilliant direction, this film deserves to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Not often does a film like “American Hustle” come together so smoothly. The film’s[Read More…]
Spectacle: The Best Man Holiday
The Best Man Holiday is a film about a reunion of old friends that feels like going to an actual reunion. A reunion, you see, is only fun if you went to the school and recognize your friends. It’s certainly not fun if you didn’t, but were dragged along anyway. In that[Read More…]
Flavor Focus: The Funnel House
Need a restaurant with unique desserts for that special day out? The Funnel House is a great place to enjoy delicious handcrafted treats on any occasion! The Funnel House specializes in original recipe items that include fresh funnel cakes, churros, cookies, ice cream sandwiches and much more. In 2005, co-owners[Read More…]
Albums of the year
Most psychedelic experience Washed Out – Paracosm For those who are not familiar with the word paracosm, it is a term used to describe an imaginary world of fantasy. For forty minutes, anyone who listens to this album will embark on a journey to fantasyland with Washed Out. Songs like[Read More…]
Fifty shades of anticipation
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy that has topped best-seller lists around the globe and sold more than 90 million copies is being transformed into a movie, which began production on Dec.1, according to Internet Movie Database. Fans hungrily read through the first book in the trilogy, which told the[Read More…]
Culminating compilation
Notorious mash-up specialist DJ Earworm dropped a 2013 mix for his “United States of Pop” series last week, titled “Living The Fantasy.” Jordan Roseman, also known as DJ Earworm, first began his “United States of Pop” series in 2007, where he mixed together the top 25 songs from the Billboard[Read More…]
Getting out and giving back: A holiday special section
Ice Santa Monica by Kelsey DeMeire, Staff Writer Among the hustle and bustle of the busy city of Los Angeles lies a hidden holiday gem, outdoor ice skating beneath the city lights. Ice skating is the perfect outing to experience with cherished friends, a significant other or the entire family.[Read More…]
Splinter Cell Blacklist has killer features
Sometimes, you’ve just gotta go incognito. The new game in the Splinter Cell series, Blacklist, does a lot to remedy the repetitive and easy feeling set by the last game in the series, Splinter Cell Conviction. The new game returns to its roots to present a welcoming package, while allowing[Read More…]