Communications major Andrew Penarubia overcomes adversity with a smile. The distance from the Owl Cafe to the Performing Arts Building is less than one mile. Within that brief walk Andrew Penarubia, 22, stops to greet 36 other students whom he has met during his time at Citrus. Penarubia was...
Der Wolfskopf, which translates to The Wolf’s Head, is an old-world German bar in Pasadena. The interior resembles a scaled down German beer hall with a few tables to sit, a bar top and minimal decorations. Aside from the traditional German food like sausage plates, pretzels and a...
The first time I remember traveling to New York was in a visit to my great-grandmother that lived frustratingly far from all the exciting high-rises and streets of the Big Apple. Climbing up hay bales and sleeping in a farmhouse built in the 1800s is definitely a far cry...
Large swings of violent social, political and economic shifts awaken the cultural analysis of Metamodernism. It is a reactive movement of oscillation. Extreme wealth disparities, systematic social inequalities and economic drops followed by high boons from which only the elite benefit are constant struggles in our society. This coupled...
If there is one thing that college students have in common, it is a lack of disposable income. Buying necessities for school and home can be expensive, but fortunately there are stores dedicated to offering cheaper prices. It comes as no surprise that when we have to buy things...
Geeks love it, hate it, live it and breathe it. Cosplay is a subculture surrounded by unity, community and controversy. There are no restrictions in the cosplay community. All are welcome no matter the age, shape, gender, sex or ethnicity. Everyone can freely and comfortably express themselves through their...
In Coyoacán, a borough in Mexico City, lies a corner blue house known as La Casa Azul. La Casa Azul translates as “the blue house” and was Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s birthplace, childhood home and place of death on July 13, 1954. Four years following her death, the house...
Swinging alongside New York City high-rises clad in spandex while fighting crime and frustrating your arch-nemesis with terrible quips is a perfect translation for gaming. Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man (exclusive to the PlayStation 4) masters just that in a spectacular marriage of fluid combat and environment traversal that has kept...
The eruption of sexual misconduct scandals seemed to take down all of the entertainment I had once loved. The accusations ranging from the arbitrary, like Aziz Ansari being too pushy in a club, to the catastrophically harmful like Kevin Spacey allegations of the molestation of his young costar....
Kanye West has made his mark in hip-hop culture as an innovative producer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur. The Chicago-raised producer has been in the rap game since 1996 and finally gained success in the early 2000s as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. From there, he would take...
