The Game of Thrones Season 8 Playlist on Spotify is Here
Cesar E. Gonzalez, Reporter
April 11, 2019
The final countdown to the last season of Game of Thrones featured on HBO is finally upon us! What better way to guess an outcome of the finale with the announcement of a music playlist. Titled, "Game of Thrones: The End is Coming," was put together by the two co-creators of the show and is a total of f...
Snow Arrives in Malibu, Pasadena, West Hollywood
Podcast Director, Erika Suarez
February 25, 2019
Waking up to a cold toilet seat has been a morning routine and consistently having the heater on is not ideal for a broke college student living in Los Angeles. The real question is, when will this freezing cold weather stop? Because I'm missing our sunny California. Recently, Los Angeles is b...
Why Ben Affleck is the Greatest Live Action Batman
Sam Garcia, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
Christian Bale. Michael Keaton. These are the first names to come to mind when you think of Batman. Or more specifically, who the BEST Batman is. Even Adam West's iteration of the Dark Knight, in all its campy glory, is given as much reverence. But there's one name that should - or actually, needs...
Guns & Violence: Are We Really Ready?
Cesar Gonzalez, Opinion Editor
November 13, 2018
At any given time or place, an active gun-shooting can happen. Whether it be at your local corner store, favorite family restaurant, the movie theatre, workplace, or in school. This is the startling truth of the matter. In the state of California, there have been reports of 31 shootings this ...
Anime Wars: Sub or Dub?
Erika Suarez, Digital Editor-in-Chief
October 26, 2018
There’s nothing like a good old war between anime sub or dubs. Who is the better successor? Anime fans have battled through this discussion, quite too many times. Both have its advantages, but can one actually be better than the other? Let’s look at the benefits of subtitles: You don’t lose contex...
The Battle of Words & Witches: Banks vs Del Rey
Cesar E. Gonzalez, Opinion Editor
October 18, 2018
Azealia Banks is a well-known music artist, producer, and rapper. After her 2017 album, Slay-Z, she worked in releasing her top singles, “Treasure Island” and “Anna Wintour.” She has also made a debut in the documentary, “Love Beats Rhymes” and has been featured on tracks with several...
Could High School Bullying Help Create A Killer?
Luis Gutierrez, Podcast Director
October 9, 2018
Full disclaimer: murder is never okay no matter what you’re going through. This is the writer's own opinion on what he believes the outcomes of being bullied can escalate to. This is not blaming anyone or any entity, the examples used are just that, examples. Joseph Ramirez Perez, a Downey High School g...
The Problem with Men Dating Older Women
Danielle Anzures, Reporter
August 31, 2018
There’s always been this knee jerk reaction people have when they find out a man is dating an older woman. When it comes to telling family members this reaction can be more prominent. The idea that a young man would want to date an older woman is typically met with negative feelings. Women dat...
Childish Gambino “This Is America” Message
Dante Lopez-Bennett, Copy Editor
July 9, 2018
This week Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover: rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, director, etc. released his “This Is America” single with a mind-blowing visual to accompany it. Literally. The video, complete with all sorts of demise and chaos rampant throughout, is one of the most important...
Light skin, Dark Skin, Asian Persuasion, Can Anyone Have Them all Without Being the Subject of Hating and Alleged Cultural Appropriation?
Dante Lopez-Bennett, Copy Editor
July 9, 2018
Cultural appropriation is wrong as much as humanity is stupid. There are certain things that evoke outrage. Black rappers in confederate flags are frowned upon. White frat boys in dashikis are denounced. Tanned models on runaways in coconut bikinis and headdresses are condemned and hated...
Wake Up Mr. West, Mr. West
Dante Lopez-Bennett, Copy Editor
July 9, 2018
Americans, unbeknownst even to Wall Street, place a lot of stock into what their celebrities have to say. Why we tend to gather our opinions and allegiances from the words of others is something I’ll never know the answer to, though I can recognize that there exists a class of actions so obscen...
Do What’s Left Of You, Mr. Comey
Dante Lopez-Bennett, Copy Editor
July 9, 2018
We all look to officials for putting rules in place and ending madness’ rampant monotony, though I fear we’ve grown to only be wary of the fire-headed nuclear obscenity wielding tyrant like the most damaging of power moves aren’t made daily in silence. To those that maintain it as being somewhat ...
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