Oprah to headline Facebook and Instagram graduation event
Liviala Lee, Staff Writer
May 3, 2020
As we all know, due to the pandemic alot of events including graduations for this year has been cancelled. Students of many schools, including the Houston Community College is unsure of how graduation will take place. We are still waiting on advisory reports from officials from the school to confirm...
Quibi stars have no quibble with new phone-only filmmaking
Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer
April 14, 2020
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They were skeptical. The name was weird. The concept was a little crazy — but it was intriguing. Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz and rising star Stephan James each overcame initial reluctance to become pioneers in Quibi, the mobile phone-only platf...
Quarantine and Read
April 5, 2020
By The Associated Press undefined 1. "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng (Penguin) 2. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens (G. P. Putnam's Sons) 3. "The Sinner" by J.R. Ward (Gallery Books) 4. "The Splendid and the Vile" by Erik Larson (Crown) 5. "Little Blue Truck's Springtime" by A...
Essence event affirms the power of black women in Hollywood
Nekesa Mumbi Moody, AP Entertainment Writer
February 7, 2020
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Through laughs, tears and speeches that turned into sermons and affirmations, the overarching theme of this year's star-studded Essence luncheon was that in an unforgiving industry that often overlooks, black women need no validation from Hollywood — or elsewhere — to appreciate...
Tencent. We Have a Problem.
Ismael Figueroa, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Capitalism. The American way of life being evangelized throughout the world for the last 70 years. We’ve long heard warnings of the consequences of unchecked motivation for growth and spread of consumerism throughout the world and how greed will lead to unethical choices, sacrificed for greater prof...
Scared of movie night, not with Redbox
Erik Calderon, Culture Editor
March 13, 2016
Being tight on a budget as a student, going to the movie theater can break the bank. With $10 for one ticket, $7.50 for an Icee, $8.50 for a bag of popcorn, that’s already close to $30 for one person. Why not make it a Redbox night? Redbox makes the perfect date night on a college student budget. Redbox...
Redbox and chill
Erik Calderon, Culture Editor
March 10, 2016
Being tight on a budget as a student, going to the movie theater can break the bank. With $10 for one ticket, $7.50 for an Icee, $8.50 for a bag of popcorn, that’s already close to $30 for one person. Why not make it a Redbox night? Redbox makes the perfect date night on a college student budget...