Arts & Life

Content that focuses on popular culture, local art and music, entertainment and the events. Common topics include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, food, etc

Run The Jewels: Re-Meowed

Cats rule the Internet, but are they taking over the music industry too? In Sept. 2014 rap duo Run The Jewels, which features Killer Mike and El-P, launched a Kickstarter campaign to remix “Run The Jewels 2” with all cat sounds. Yes, cat sounds. Beats on the tracks are expected[Read More…]

A whole world of film

Whether you’re trying to learn a new language or just trying to escape the American-centric lens of domestic blockbusters, exploring the cinematic oeuvre of other cultures will certainly broaden your horizons. Here are four flicks from far-flung lands to get your feet wet in the world of foreign film. Betty[Read More…]

Queen of the Lego age

A 600-pound LEGO model of the Queen Mary has rendezvoused with the mother ship. The model, made up of over 250,000 LEGO parts, is being displayed in an exclusive space called the Shipyard aboard the Queen Mary’s fourth floor. Bright Bricks Inc., the company behind the creation is one of[Read More…]

Crops to your tabletop

The seed for the Long Beach Grocery Cooperative was planted in founding member Damon Lawrence’s mind eight years ago. After first encountering a food cooperative during a trip to Portland, Oregon. Fast-forward to late 2012. Lawrence was living in Long Beach. When the Albertson’s in his Rose Park neighborhood closed[Read More…]

It’s a clowns life

A few California State University, Long Beach alumni have done nothing but clown around since graduation. And believe it or not, they’ve made a career out of it. Four Clowns, a self-described “band of idiots” who have synthesized the art of clowning and acting into an internationally touring theatre company,[Read More…]

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