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Molded by the male gaze, freed through feminism

April 30, 2021

By Lam Chung | Staff Writer medium    As the mortal combat starts to accelerate, the camera pans towards her beaming decolletage, contrasted against the darkness of the abandoned...

Tongva Times Staff must-read list

April 30, 2021

Here are the must-read books hand-picked and carefully curated by the Tongva Times staff. Keep reading to find your next new page-turner. From historical fiction to self-improvement, we have a wide...

‘Framing Britney’ gives insight to Spears’ conservatorship

March 26, 2021

By Lam Chung | Staff Writer Den of Geek    On Feb. 5, the New York Times released the “Framing Britney” documentary, covering Britney Spears’ career leading up to the #FreeBritney...

Racist imagery justifies removal of Dr. Seuss books from publication

March 26, 2021

By Ryan Sieh | Staff Writer Fox Business    On March 2, NBC news announced that “the business that preserves Dr. Seuss’ legacy announced that six of the celebrated author’s...

Miyazaki films are tangible nostalgia

March 26, 2021

By Halle Fukawa | Editor in Chief Vogue magazine    “I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze, and...

Dark side of fast fashion

March 26, 2021

By Jolin Hoang | Staff Writer Open Access Government    The fast fashion industry consists of the mass production of trendy, high-fashion clothing pieces at a low price. The industry...

Rom-coms imply romance only for some people

February 26, 2021

By Chloe Morales | Staff Writer Photo from Rolling Stones    For years, romantic comedies have set unrealistic expectations for those on the quest for love. These movies give people...

Actors with disabilities should have equal opportunity to play characters with disabilities

February 26, 2021

By Emme Tran | Junior Editor Photo from usatoday    Actors with disabilities deserve to be cast as characters with disabilities, as the film industry’s portrayal has been largely...

Sundance Film Festival successful in first-ever hybrid model

February 26, 2021

By Brittany Snow | Production Chief Photo from Picasa    Every year the Sundance Film Festival, an event in which independent artists can showcase their new feature films and media,...

TikTok proves important to music industry

January 29, 2021
All it takes for a song to go viral is to hear 15-seconds of it in a video that appears on users’ For You pages. Music that blows up on TikTok gives smaller artists a chance for success...

Tokyo’s Summer Olympics should be postponed

Brian Ly, Production Chief January 29, 2021
Japan is struggling to contain another surge of COVID-19 cases, surpassing 320,000 cases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). On Dec. 7, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures. Both the dramatic rise in cases and emergency announcement send one clear message: the Tokyo Summer Olympics will not be safe enough...

TV shows mirror reality with COVID-19 portrayals

January 29, 2021
The year of 2020 has brought many people the leisure to watch shows on Netflix and other streaming services. As COVID-19 keeps people inside due to quarantine regulations, boredom overcomes them. However, shows begin to spring into action and start producing more episodes, some of which portray the perpetual spread of the virus...
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