Artist Spotlight: Camille Collins
“That is normally more how I write … just from a single moment, gaining inspiration, and … improvising [on] it,” said Camille Collins — student, musician, and activist.
Entertainment
Will Social Media Be Our Downfall?
Jeff Orlowski’s new documentary The Social Dilemma has been garnering attention for its bold predictions of end times brought on by social media. The film takes a dark tone from the very beginning, which is held through to the end.
“How to Save a Planet” Podcast Answers Big Questions About Climate Change
When my alarm went off at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, September 9, the sky was so black in the Berkeley hills that it looked like the middle of the night. Even at noon, it was a hazy orange because of all the smoke high up in the atmosphere blocking out the sun.
Album Recommendation: 'on the tender spot of every calloused moment'
I came in expecting great things from Ambrose Akinmusire’s latest album, and I was not disappointed. The trumpet player’s sixth album, on the tender spot of every calloused moment, displays an amazing range of ideas, style, and performance.
When Boards Meet Games: An Introduction to Board-Gaming
“Playing a board game can also be an intense intellectual exercise that helps to grow your brain and improve your executive functions.” Who doesn’t love games?!?
The 2020 VMAs Go Virtual and Lack Musical Diversity
Hosted by Keke Palmer, the 2020 Video Music Awards were a strange and unusual sight this year. Because of the pandemic, the show went virtual and many of the routine music video award events were altered.
The Dark Side of TikTok: Exploring the Dangers Posed to Today's Teens
In August of 2018, a Chinese social media platform called ‘TikTok’ launched into the United States market. Two years later, six out of every ten teens in the US are using it.
The Loss of a Hero On-Screen and Off: Chadwick Boseman’s Contribution to Film
Chadwick Boseman, an award-winning actor and a playwright, recently passed away. Most people knew him as the fictional character Black Panther, but he was a real-life warrior as well.
'Homegrown': An Insight Into the Evolution of Music
One of the best rock albums released recently is 46 years old. Though Neil Young’s ‘latest’ album, Homegrown, came out in June of 2020, it was actually recorded in the early 1970s.
COVID-19 May Be the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Already Withering Cinema Industry
The theatre has always existed at the center of American culture. From the time of the American Revolution through the turn of the century, aristocratic women in their hobble skirts and pearls swarmed the playhouses along the Bowery and Broadway to view americanized renditions of Shakespeare.
This Sucks: A Review of Netflix’s 'The Kissing Booth 2'
I struggle to find the words to sufficiently describe the crime that is The Kissing Booth 2. When I say it is bad, I mean horrendous; when I say horrendous, I mean unbearable.
BHS Unplugged: Tips for How to Stay Entertained Offline
A bike, a song, a book. These are some of the offline things that members of the Berkeley High School community are using to entertain themselves while stuck at home, though hopefully not all at once.
'The 24th' Depicts the Familiar Struggles Between White Police and Black Soldiers 100 Years Ago
After a summer of protests, The 24th — a film depicting the Houston race riot of 1917 — will help give context to the outrage that inspired people across the country to brave the coronavirus and protest on the streets to challenge racist practices and murders by the police.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Produce Sex Positive and Empowering Single, “WAP”
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion awed fans with the new release of the increasingly popular and controversial single, WAP also known as. A vibrant and hypersexual music video followed the release, featuring an extravagant set filled with live snakes, stripes, and even a Kylie Jenner cameo.
Beyoncé’s Visual Album ‘Black is King’ Celebrates Black and African Culture
After months of living the same lonely day over and over, whilst feeling powerless as the world fell apart around me, God herself answered my prayers.
‘365 Days’ Sends a Dangerous Message About Consent
The plot of the new film 365 Days is proof of our society’s crippling misconceptions about sex and women. This erotic Polish film was met with controversy upon its release to Netflix in June.
YMTC’s The Music Man Provides Escape Through Performance
To the rest of the country, the state of Iowa is known for three things: Corn production, the Iowa caucuses, and the five time Tony winning show The Music Man.
Pixar Fails at LGBTQ+ Representation
Pixar’s new film Onward came out on Saturday, February 29. Set in a fantasy world, the movie follows two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot.