Entertainment

Sarah: Volume II by The Ink Spots (Honest, Flirty, Blue), This Love by Bobby Oroza (Vulnerable, Consistent, @ Peace), Honorable Mention: Portrait of a Time by Peter Cat Recording Co. (a single, not an album).  Sofia: Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey (healing, romantic, harmonious), Rumors by Fleetwood Mac (nostalgia, peace, …

The unprecedented success of director and writer Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite and the demand for entertainment increasing with society’s collective self-isolation means that international film recommendations are a must for our current circumstances. Without further ado, here’s a list of must-see movies spanning both genres and borders. Parasite  (2019) — South …

Stephen King, one of the most renowned creators of spine-chilling, eye-widening, ingenious horror novels recently hit the gas pedal with his latest collection: If It Bleeds. This four-novel compilation was released just seven months after The Institute, featuring innocent children being kidnapped and incarcerated, hit the shelves. Similar to many …

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the newest entry in Nintendo’s beloved Animal Crossing series, was released on March 20th, 2020 during a time when almost the entire country was settling down into their homes for a very long quarantine.  The premise behind Animal Crossing is an odd one. Essentially, the player …

CW’s All American went from one of their channel’s  least-watched shows to number one on Netflix within four months. Since Netflix allowed for a wider audience to stream the teen drama, people are loving it.   Featuring a raw depiction of the struggles faced by Americans of color, in addition to an …

The sun is shining, the water is a hospitable shade of blue, and maple leaves scatter themselves across outfits of national pride- a picture so beautiful you can almost hear the bubbly jazz of Lenny Breau in the background. A woman’s voice narrates the scene until the viewers nearly believe …

Action-packed thrillers, mind-boggling mysteries, and heated romances have captivated and entertained viewers for decades. With the COVID-19 pandemic closing businesses and schools across the nation, students and workers alike have turned to movies as a source of entertainment and comfort during these troubling times. Though streaming platforms such as Netflix …

“It’s funny, sometimes it’s hardest to forgive the ones we love,” Fred Rogers said. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a film about the unexpected friendship of beloved children’s TV host Fred Rogers, and a hardened journalist, hits viewers hard with a simple yet emotional  opening scene about forgiveness. Just …

Two stores have come and gone in the past few years in the Vons shopping center in Rancho Penasquitos. The location between Smoker’s Land and Round Table seems to be a cursed venue, but the new boba and waffle cafe, Bubble Up, is hoping to change that. With an assortment …

In a seminar with prominent screenwriting students from across the country, author Kristen Tracy said, “In this life, authors get three, maybe four, obsessions. Muses.”  Screenwriter and director Ryan Murphy (of Glee, Pose, and American Horror Story fame) doesn’t initially seem motivated by obsession.  His works span audiences and genres. …