http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhx23r-iMK4 Tonight, the Turtles are rising up, but this time, with a more diverse and excited cast than ever before. With Omar Miller as Raphael, Josh Brener as Donatello, Brandon Mychal Smith as Michelangelo, Ben Schwartz as Leonardo...
Between the new blockbuster, "Crazy Rich Asians," and the Netflix original film, "To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before," it appears that this is the season for Asian American representation. And it sure is a start. Being Japanese-Chinese-American myself, the lack of...
Rarely comes a movie so gut-wrenchingly authentic and emotionally articulate as “Eighth Grade.” Even more rarely does that movie include an anxiety-ridden 13-year-old girl as the main character. As something so imperative to teen culture, a piece of media which...
Looking around, it is hard to miss the large influence the 1990s have on students nowadays — chokers, flannels, Kurt Cobain sunglasses and “Friends” are all prime examples. However, as the vast majority of current high school students born after the 90s, it is...
One seemingly normal morning, junior Alec Fopeano got dressed up in full drag and walked into a local liquor store. Though this action surprised and confused the store’s customers, Fopeano actually had a legitimate reason for doing so. He was acting in the pilot...
Having already taken us through a young boy’s imagination in “The Yellow Boat,” a journey of self-discovery in “Pippin,” and the true tale of the fate of Mary the elephant in “Elephant’s Graveyard,” California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) chose...
To the students of the Integrated Arts Conservatory, the real question is less of “what do they do?” as opposed to “what don’t they do?” As part of the Integrated Arts Conservatory, students are exposed to a broad spectrum of arts, including visual arts, creative...
Anyone who has read a Stephen King novel can attest to the fact that they are, in a word, weird, but in a wonderful way. From supernatural horrors to grotesque realities, King captures every nightmare you never knew you had. For this reason, I was incredibly...
The film Forrest Gump is a fantastic movie about a boy who has special-needs and grows up as a man with a lot of accomplishments in his life. It could be a motivational, emotional, and inspirational film for any age to see. Meanwhile Forrest is accomplishing a lot of...
Even amidst the excitement of the holiday season and winter break, students of California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) are eager to return for the inaugural performance of the all-school musical “Pippin.” With the show opening in just a few...
