Under the direction of theater teacher Bianca Andrews, Venice High School Drama premiered “The Virtual Killer: A Zoomdunnit Mystery,” a play performed and screened entirely through Zoom.  The play...

Not even a pandemic will keep these poets down.  On Saturday, May 1, Venice High’s Poetry Club participated in the virtual Get Lit competition placing 5th against GALA, San Gabriel, Cleveland, and...

What’s the future of cinema? I was unsure for a bit. Was the hyper-funded action movie headed for its demise as everyone in the world got a camera? Was arthouse headed for a renaissance like never...

Gypsum—a mineral used in fertilizer, chalk, and drywall. It’s an element that you’ve likely never heard of, one you might even take for granted, unknowingly blocking out the unique quandaries that...

“As an artist you are always trying to explore more and more potent manifestations of your imagination,” said Sun Araw.  Sun Araw can only be accurately described as a musical project spearheaded...

 Big Mouth is a show that’s still going through changes, even as it reaches its fourth season.  Like the past three seasons, Big Mouth continues to represent sensitive subjects through comedy such...

“Ten, Ten, Ten. Tens across the board!” This is exactly what every ball performer wants to hear. Balls are an important event for the African-American and Latino LGBTQ+ community where they come together...

Pointless, overtly-sexual, and lazy. These are the overwhelming characteristics that can be used to describe most, if not all, of the popular music of this decade.  Music has never been so boring,...

There’s a lot of reasons to be excited for 2021, with the pack-with-promised literary landscape being among them.  Some of the most celebrated authors in the industry, Kazuo Ishiguro, Victoria Averyard,...

My favorite albums have without a doubt been the ones that took some time to grow on me. The ones I’ve always gone back to are those which I felt in some way deserved a second chance based off of a plethora...

Nothing has been off the table for Xiu Xiu since their debut album in 2002, and the avant-pop band shows with their new single that a more accessible sound isn’t either.  The band released a new...

Warning: This review contains spoilers. Disney’s Soul is everything a Disney lover could want and more, featuring a strong African-American protagonist and a goofy sidekick that made for a powerful...