Laughing at the apocalypse is hard work. Fortunately, we have people who make that work a little easier.
The Yes Men are a pair of professional pranksters (“professional” in the sense that they pull pranks all the time, and they’re quick to stress at being non-experts in what they do). The type of pranks they pull aren’t typical, and wouldn’t...
If you’ve never stumbled into Back to the Grind, you’re certainly missing out. A charming, cozy coffee shop located in downtown Riverside, Back to the Grind is the perfect place to relax and study. It is also regularly home to many art shows, concerts and open mic nights, making it the ideal location for Mosaic Art and Literary Journal...
Amidst major conflict with his major label company, Nathan Williams, Wavves’ frontman, has been hard at work to make sure their album is released in the way he wants it to be. With various conflicts earlier this year, such as posting songs on Soundcloud and tweeting threats to his label, Wavves comes forth with their new album “V.” This...
The streets of downtown Riverside were thronged with people Wednesday night as families, students and educators gathered for the third annual Long Night of Arts and Innovation. All along Main Street from Fifth to City Hall, people gathered to witness displays of art, science and blends of both.
Even though the event began at 5 p.m., the downtown streets really...
If you have a shred of sentiment or love toward the original Disney animated film “Peter Pan” or the film “Hook,” then I highly suggest that you do not see this movie. However, if you like completely unremarkable dialogue, “surprises” that can be seen coming from a mile away or the most counterintuitive costume design ever, then by all...
In a world where superhero movies reign supreme, seeing a well put together realistic crime-drama is a breath of fresh air. “Black Mass,” is both literally and figuratively a dark film. If what you want from a movie is a fun, family-friendly laughfest, turn around and run. But if mid-20th century organized crime stories are of any interest to...
"Cityscape" by Faraz Rizvi
Wade through stygian night,
Through sprawl of suburbia outward
Into urban territory.
A single image of being in a place:
Los Angeles skyline jutting upward through
Stonewall darkness of nighttime;
Freeways like labyrinthine corridors
Of concrete. Allegedly, it was the Romans
In the second century who perfected the
Use of concrete in urban space.
These towers of glass and steel and iron, and concrete,
Diminutive to our...
Let me preface this review by stating: this is a cruel and complex film, for a cruel and complex reality. "Sicario" which means “hitman” in Spanish, is Denis Villeneuve's fourth film and stars Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. The narrative focuses on a state agent, Kate Mercer (Emily Blunt) who is recruited by a federal task...
You know, it isn’t easy being this salty. Seeing a mediocre or bad film usually leaves me a little leeway, with so much to criticize I can normally focus on the most glaring of the glaring issues, and avoid having to get too embroiled in serious analysis. While there are times when a film is really bad that reviewing...
Drake is having a great year. In February, he dropped his unannounced mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” to much fanfare and critical acclaim. He followed that up by entering a bitter feud with rapper Meek Mill that resulted in the diss tracks “Charged Up,” “Back to Back” and another single, “Hotline Bling,” which dominated the charts....