This past year was especially unique for the Metropolitan Gala, with the event happening twice within the span of just seven months. The theme of the museum's two-part exhibition was “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” with the second event focusing on the Gilded Age of American fashion. This particular age of American fashion has been recently popularized by...
UCR is known for having one of the best and most well-known events of the year, Spring Splash. This year’s Spring Splash was highly anticipated since it was the first in-person one after two years of the pandemic restricting student life events. The morning heat didn’t stop students from lining up at 9 a.m. for the chance to be...
In today’s technologically advanced world, news spreads fast, and for those in the spotlight, every aspect of their lives are subject to public scrutiny. Whether big or small, many celebrities, from A-listers to D-listers, have fallen victim to the recent “cancel culture” movement. A relatively new popular concept, cancel culture is essentially the practice of shunning someone who has...
Sunrise to sunset, from Hawthorne to Boyle Heights, Los Angeles houses a mosaic of culturally ethnic residents whose hopes and dreams are centered on the revered city skyline. The burning sun beams scorching the backs of the community’s hustlers and humble hard-workers bears no comparison to the late-afternoon city set ablaze.
In "April 29th, 1992" (1996) the subversive guitarist on...
A live screening of the previously recorded 94th Academy Awards ceremony ran short of three hours long, but just one moment in the top of the third hour has pervaded public discourse in the week following the Sunday night airtime.
It was not the moment Ariana Debose earned her monumental win as the first openly queer Afro-Latina to win best...
In most films, there is often a soundtrack that pairs along with it. Many times, it is new original music made just for the film or selected music added into it. Plenty of timeless songs have come from films that have even transcended the film itself. Some notable songs that gained popularity away from their respective films are “(I’ve...
Traditionally, the concept of superheroes has always been restricted to morally strict individuals who simply do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. As of late, there is a new type of superhero taking shape in the form of the anti-hero. The typical anti-hero is perceived as a villain, but by the end of the...
The artistry of Pittsburgh-based Malcolm James McCormick was on public display throughout his 11 years actively making music. His songwriting was ripe with self-awareness. He could be unabashedly honest about his worldview, personal life and current mental state while delicately infusing love through lyricism. His pen could strum from an ode to romance with a woman to a deadly...
One thing can be said about reboots: they won’t always feel the same as the originals. There are cases where cast members will bring life to a character they once played years ago that always manages to cause an uproar of excitement. On the other hand, there are also instances where vital characters no longer return to the reboot...
After a culmination of efforts involving Britney Spears herself, her lawyer and thousands of loyal fans, the conservatorship that once stripped the pop star of basic rights has finally been put to an end. Not only was this conservatorship oppressive, but it also kept Spears from having the right to manage her $60 million estate that she worked so...