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Opinion: A dark future ahead for YA dystopias

Opinion: A dark future ahead for YA dystopias

For the last few years, Hollywood has been playing on the same young adult, fantasy dystopian society trope with its films, marketed towards a teenage demographic. With the same format being used over and over again in such a short time span, is the genre starting to...

Author Jonathan Tropper talks Judaism, screenwriting

Author Jonathan Tropper talks Judaism, screenwriting

I sat down and spoke with Jonathan Tropper, a New York-based author and screenwriter. After graduating with a BA from Yeshiva University and a MA from New York University, Tropper wrote "Plan B," "The Book of Joe," "How to Talk to a Widower," and the New York Times...

Camp Flog Gnaw: A Los Angeles musical paradise

Camp Flog Gnaw: A Los Angeles musical paradise

Camp Flog Gnaw originated as a collaborative concert at the Novo (formerly the Club Nokia) for the Odd Future crew and friends, but has evolved into a sprawling musical celebration since 2012. The festival...

Review: What you get with ‘The Hate U Give’

Review: What you get with ‘The Hate U Give’

Society uses movie theaters and other forms of entertainment to get away from life’s problems for an hour or two. We watch movies about superheroes and princesses in far off realities, different from our own. As an avid theater goer, I am constantly waiting for the...

The right kind of motivation

The right kind of motivation

Although known for his lead in the school musical "Pippin" and by his outgoing personality, Christian Dorey, a sophomore in the Musical Theater Conservatory at the California School of the Arts was once a completely different person. With his friendly hugs and high...

Singer and mother Whitney Reign in her battle for stardom

Singer and mother Whitney Reign in her battle for stardom

Fox’s “The Four: Battle for Stardom” finalist Whitney Reign has changed her life entirely and done it all while raising her son, Levi. Reign has dreamt of pursuing a music career ever since she can remember and went from working a “normal job” to an overnight success...