Writer’s note: This article may contain spoilers for “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.” If you have not seen “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” but loved “La La Land,” I highly recommend streaming the French musical right now and revisit this article after. I promise you won’t...
Somewhere in the deep abyss of the cosmos, a metal shuttle floats through space. Over soft hisses and whistles from ever-faltering engines, amidst the sound of wires snapping suspiciously in the electrical room, ten crewmates scuttle through the spacecraft's corridors...
I rarely discover television representative of my generation. No, really. I don’t see myself in the chaotic melodrama that is "Euphoria" or in the monster-hunting, clairvoyant children of "Stranger Things." Don’t get me wrong — both shows are magnificent. But with so...
As the world faces unpredictable fluctuations in COVID-19 cases, the fashion community apprehensively watches the Spring-Summer 2021 fashion month play out. During Milan Fashion Week, Moschino Creative Director Jeremy Scott along with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop...
“History has failed us, but no matter.” This telling first line sets the tone for the novel, perfectly encompassing the presence of an immigrant family in a futile struggle against the relentless, unforgiving flow of time and history. Min Jin Lee’s "Pachinko" is a...
Author’s note: This review contains spoilers. Quarantine has given me all the time to read. In fact, I feel like I am in middle school again, reading young adult, coming-of-age novels with a tinge of romance, comedy and ideas that could never happen in real life. One...
Thanks to the new addition curbside pickup at the Orange County public libraries, my fantasy ever-growing quarantine wishlist of books has been transformed into reality. I was ecstatic throughout the car ride home, all too busy imagining the familiar coarse pages...
Sometimes the importance of issues discussed in modern-day books, film, art and other media goes unnoticed until they become relevant to society. "The Hate U Give" is an American drama film from 2018 based on the novel by Angie Thomas of the same title. It has...
Many people are skeptical when I mention Netflix series 'Beastars' as one of my favorite shows of all time. Granted, their doubts are quite valid given that the premise is centered around anthropomorphic talking animals in a modern society. However, I've seen my fair...
"The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu is a fantasy short story that incorporates Asian American struggles with magical realism. In 2012, this renowned story won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award, making it the first and only work of fiction to win all...
