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How Beetlejuice Beetlejuice takes its place among other mediocre sequels

How Beetlejuice Beetlejuice takes its place among other mediocre sequels

Josephine Scannell, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

The movie opens with a familiar set of spiked bangs and a black dress. Lydia Deetz is hosting her show, "The Ghost House," where she investigates haunted houses and communes with haunting spirits. The...

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Destroy Lonely fails to break new ground in rap scene with release of “Love Lasts Forever”

Mark Chammas, Editor in Chief October 2, 2024

One of the forerunners of Playboi Carti’s Opium label, there were high hopes for Destroy Lonely’s latest album release, “Love Lasts Forever.” Released Aug. 30, the album was highly anticipated...

A surprise vocal performance by jazz artist Lesa Terry's daughter on May 17

How to have a Pinterest-worthy evening in Mid-Wilshire

Sophia Pu, Editor in Chief May 30, 2024

   When most non-Angelenos think of Los Angeles, they think of the Westside: sunsets, palm trees, and the Hollywood sign. While that version of L.A. is not an everyday reality for 99 percent of people...

Is there a big me? Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud dominates the rap industry

Is there a big me? Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud dominates the rap industry

Angelina Chung, Contributing Writer May 29, 2024

Rap sensations Kendrick Lamar and Drake have released periodic diss tracks to establish who is more accomplished in the industry. Recently, this long-awaited battle took the internet by storm, revealing...

Review: Megamind vs the Studio Syndicate

Review: Megamind vs the Studio Syndicate

Isaac Chan, Staff Writer May 6, 2024

   On Feb. 25, 2011, Dreamworks Studios released “Megamind and the Button of Doom”. It was a short, 15-minute epilogue to their 2008 blockbuster Megamind. Except 13 years later, who knew Dreamworks...

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Bryson Tiller transforms R&B genre with release of self-titled album

Mark Chammas, Staff Writer April 29, 2024

   Released on April 5, Bryson Tiller’s self-titled album is a sensual, raw, and innovative experience for all R&B fans. Self-described as his “most developed album”, the record theme is futuristic...

TCHS Presents Shrek The Musical!

TCHS Presents Shrek The Musical!

Gabrielle Rodriguez, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

   As the projector flickered to life, the word "Shrek" sprawled across the screen, igniting anticipation among the gathered crowd. In the dimly lit theater, seats brimmed with eager spectators, clutching...

Ye and Ty Dolla $ign perform their new album in Chicago | Photo courtesy of Danielle Degrasse-Alston, Rolling Stones

“VULTURES 1” is the return of hip-hop’s “Public Enemy No. 1”

Rocky Liu, Contributing Writer March 26, 2024

   In the realm of hip-hop, few artists perpetually shed old fans for new fans quite like Kanye West, now known as Ye. Rap’s super duo, Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, shortened to “¥$”, released their...

Wang (far left) interviews the cast of "The Brothers Sun" (right to left: co-creator Byron Wu, actor Sam Song Li, actor Justin Chien) in a Netflix Food Tour | 
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“Asians exist outside of Chinatowns”: Philip Wang on “The Brothers Sun”, Asian American media representation

Sophia Pu, Editor in Chief March 26, 2024

In the January issue of the Tongva Times, we published a feature on how Netflix’ “The Brothers Sun” honors Asian American culture and the San Gabriel Valley. While Netflix did not renew the series...

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine share a tense moment during their work as spies in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" | Photo courtesy of David Lee/Prime Video

‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ cleverly spies on love, action

Brian Ly, Production Chief February 27, 2024

   Donald Glover enters the scene shirtless, and Maya Erskine comments with an uninterested coolth: “You lost your shirt.” It is one of the many pushes and pulls the two spies have with each other,...

The big fight at Golden Soup Restaurant

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“The Brothers Sun” meticulously honors San Gabriel Valley’s Asian America

Sophia Pu January 25, 2024

   Blam blam! Blam!    After shooting two attackers with ferocity, Charles Sun uses one as a shield to shoot another, whirls around to kick a man in the gut, and flips someone over his back before...

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