The fall season has finally hit CSULB campus. After the random September summer, sweaters are making its debut all over the streets. Fall sweater weather allows students to play with cozy fabrics, autumn colors and introduce romantic winter wear. As the auburn leaves were flowing in the wind and collecting[Read More…]
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Spectacle: “Gravity” Review
To call Gravity a movie would not do it justice. Gravity is an experience. Written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Gravity thrusts its viewers into an intense thrill ride that will leave you chewing on your nails and holding your breath. The story[Read More…]
CSULB Trends: Beat the Heat!
Its summer in autumn and CSULB students are feeling the heat! While many of us are confused as to when the sweater weather will begin, Isabelle Tcheng, a first-year student, knows exactly how to prepare for the blistering heat. I found Isabelle on her way to the parking lot and[Read More…]
Spectacle: Dirty Little Secrets
There is a small room, closed off from wandering eyes, where I stood staring at a woman touching herself. The exhibit being featured at the Long Beach Museum of Art called Risqué [dirty little pictures] is meant to toy with the idea of what makes something dirty. I had no[Read More…]
Spectacle: “The 20/20 Experience Pt. 2” Album Review
Justin Timberlake’s (JT’s) second and final installment of the 20/20 Experience did not live up to a 20 out of 20. It was a solid effort towards reviving “sexy” and re-igniting Timberlake’s music career; however, there were still some flaws that could not be overlooked. First of all, the collection[Read More…]
Spectacle: “Don Jon” Review
When it comes to romantic comedies, you usually get the same material over and over again. The guy and the girl fall in love, they go through some rough spots, but in the end they live happily ever after. Don Jon is the complete opposite of this. In his directorial[Read More…]
Spectacle: “Breaking Bad” Series Finale Recap
SPOILER ALERT: If you have not watched the series finale of Breaking Bad, do not continue reading! It’s been five long years and sixty-one episodes but Breaking Bad has finally come to an end. The series finale entitled “Felina” (an anagram for finale) premiered Sunday night and provided viewers with[Read More…]
Spectacle: Where the Wild Things Are
Past Echo Park and lying near the underpass of a poorly lit bridge, a small venue is tucked behind dark storefronts. Late last Saturday night the Echoplex set the stage for Wild Belle, a Chicago band whose nostalgic melodies channel African and synth-based influences. Siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman formed[Read More…]
Spectacle: Rise of the Suns
Musicians tend to get a lot of things thrown at them whether its beer bottles, underwear, or flowers; however, local artists Fathers & Suns found success by having their Long Beach crowd throw wooden nickels at them. For those who were not able to attend, the 2013 Buskerfest featured a[Read More…]
Spectacle: Art Party
Many people predicted the end of the world in 2012- the end of the art world. The Museum of Contemporary Art appeared to be falling to pieces as director Jeffrey Deitch fired the chief curator and thus lost four prominent artists from the Board of Trustees. Deitch was in financial[Read More…]