Seth Rogen uploaded a video onto his Facebook page last Monday and it immediately went viral, with more than a hundred thousand hits in one day. “While on the set of their movie, “The Interview,” James Franco and Seth Rogen felt inspired to recreate their favorite new video. Shot. For.[Read More…]
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College-Style Thanksgiving
Pumpkin Pie Two Ways by Joann Row, Assistant News Editor Baked You’ll need: 1 prepared Pie Dough Disk 1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon[Read More…]
Giving thanks back
While the holidays are filled with good food and lots of gifts, the soup kitchens and charities are full of people yearning to share happiness with those less fortunate than themselves. Leef, Inc., which stands for “Love equally, evolve freely” is a nonprofit organization that partners with local rescue missions,[Read More…]
Dance crew takes audience through time
Think of a modern or interpretive dance piece, subtract the ballet, add a little bit of swag, and you have the Brain Bangers. The Brain Bangers wowed audience members this weekend by kicking off the Carpenter Center’s “WOW! Series,” with shows on Saturday and Sunday that took the audience from[Read More…]
Sophomore Success
England’s newest rock sensation has proven he is more than just a mop-top and pretty face. Nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter Jake Bugg released his second album, “Shangri La,” Tuesday to the adoration of indie rock fans. Containing 12 songs, “Shangri La” finds Bugg as a more mature singer-songwriter trying to cope with[Read More…]
The fall of Blockbuster
Let’s face it. Going into blockbuster with that little blue rental card is officially a thing of the past. Two weeks ago, DISH Network Corporation announced that all Blockbuster stores will close by early January. DISH President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Clayton blamed the death of the movie-rental giant[Read More…]
Drafting the new scene
Word’s out. If you want to have a local music scene, you’ve got to become it. Cal State Long Beach’s Underground Music Society (UMS) is attempting to create a new scene. Unless people have money, know how to network, or their band’s keyboardist slept with all the right people, booking[Read More…]
Building bridges between branches
Creativity flourishes in Cal State Long Beach’s Merlino gallery as an artist manipulates his reality into an interpretative exhibition of his family tree. Jordan Joyce, senior printmaking major, headlined his first individual exhibit this week at Cal State Long Beach’s Merlino gallery. The exhibit , which takes on a representation[Read More…]
Dance like no one’s watching
In the dark there is freedom and blindness to judgment. When music is added, there is only movement through which you express yourself innately, every preconceived dance move disappearing into the darkness. This is the experience when attending No Lights, No Lycra (NLNL). This global phenomenon can be found in[Read More…]
Edgar Wright discusses “Cornetto Trilogy” in Hollywood
Fans of director Edgar Wright’s “Cornetto Trilogy” packed into the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday to hear him speak about the inspirations behind each film. Popularly called the “Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy,” each of the three films features a scene with a different flavor of Cornetto ice cream. Simon[Read More…]