Jasmine Yamanaka
Flame kept a Bern’in, all night long
On the top floor of Back to the Grind, where the indignant, electric-voiced Jaykob Mare was setting up his guitar and the sound system,...
Jemima Pierre brings light to postcolonial establishments in West Africa
On April 13, 2016, UCLA Professor Jemima Pierre gave a lecture about the ongoing issue of racialization in West Africa in INTS 1109. Pierre,...
The writer of “The Boss” should be fired
It’s hard for me to pick out a single bad aspect of “The Boss” because everything about it was just terrible. I know that’s...
Legendary “Sister Spit” artists will make you drool
The Sister Spit spoken word collective formed in 1994 as an all-girl open mic show. In a time when open mic shows across the...
“Dragalicious Drag Ball” will drag you to fabulousness
The “Dragalicious Drag Ball” is one of the few times of the year when students, whether they wear extravagant drag or come as they...
“London Has Fallen” but it has not disappointed
It is difficult for action movies to be unique because of their movement-driven plotlines, and we’ve all seen the same defense combinations and battle...
Because all Highlanders “R’Stars”
The prominence of a star in the night sky reminds us of the fame of a celebrity, which is why we call them “stars.”...
R’Perspective: A shade like no one else
Sometimes I thought of the other children in my kindergarten class as colors of the rainbow. Of course, I knew at the time that...
“Poesia Peligrosa” bites with elegance
Poetry is often viewed as an esoteric form of literature. People think of passionate love letters and affectionate odes when they hear the word,...
“Smartphone Film Festival” captures stories through a small device
Amongst the innovative new groups of fresh filmmakers is the UCR Department of Theatre, Film and Digital Productions, which held its second annual Smartphone...