Lights flashed onstage in the HUB patio as the crowd looked up with wide-eyed amazement. On the screen, bright white letters sparkled and faded out, spelling out letters: “P,” “R” and “T”. Soon enough, the audience caught on, as was evident by groups of friends screaming in unison and couples growing jittery with excitement.
“Porter! Porter! Porter!” A mellow buzz...
Artists often find joy in showcasing their creative talents and sharing their passion with others. In an effort to help such artists at UCR find an audience of their own, Angelena Aguilera a.k.a. PoeticMoment started The Underground, a venue supported by African Student Programs and ASPB. She believes this showcase will fill a void on campus that has been...
Following in the path of “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” director Bryan Singer continues the fad of revamping old time children’s stories into full-blown adventures with “Jack the Giant Slayer,” which takes the much beloved folktale of “Jack and the Beanstalk” and transforms Jack from curious boy to strapping young man. The manner in which Singer is able to...
This week “Shameless” takes a new turn because, unfortunately for the Gallagher kin, child services has stumbled upon their unsupervised household. As a result, the siblings that typically work so well together are now separated in the foster care system. This concept could have succeed exceptionally, but it came off as merely average.
Frank Gallagher made the anonymous phone call...
Witnessing a politician fumble over his own words is usually a comical thing to see on air, but it is no laughing matter when it involves congressman Frank Underwood.
Frank starts off strong in “Chapter 6,” but his overconfidence results in an uncharacteristic slip-up in an education bill debate with union head Marty Spinella (Al Sapienza). Al Sapienza is an...
The HUB’s outdoor dining area was transformed into a romantic and soulful platform for artists BJ the Chicago Kid, Jhene Aiko and Bobby Valentino on the night of Feb. 21.
Jittery audience members were all bundled up in the frigid evening air, chatting and exuberating a sense of pride and excitement. The scene was reminiscent of a high school football...
Simplicity has made a comeback in a big way this runway season. Fashion is bringing it back to basics in 2013, with the monochrome pair that started it all. From Oscar de la Renta to Marc Jacobs and Andrea Pompilio, black and white pairings were found all over the runway for the Spring and Summer fashion seasons.
Since both black...
Sitting through “Snitch” is much like walking through a museum or a time machine. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reprises his role as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson from seemingly every film he’s ever starred in. This time, however, instead of a fresh round of butt-kicking and name-taking, director Ric Roman Waugh (“Felon”) decides to add some interesting design concepts and...
“We be the silenced ones!”
Poesía Peligrosa commemorated Latino heritage through song, spoken word, art and dance at the Barn on Feb. 21. Marisol L. Torres and Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes, members of In Lak Ech (a collective of Xicana multimedia artists, writers, mothers, teachers and organizers who come together to share stories of strong women of Latina culture and heritage),...
I felt an uncomfortable sense of guilt as I finished the final page of Karen Russell’s new collection of short stories, “Vampires in the Lemon Grove.” Russell’s accolades are so impressive that they’re frankly intimidating; she’s been on seemingly every “Best Writers” list, she nearly won the Pulitzer Prize and she was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2011, so I...