Throughout the last three months, producers released three movie remakes or adaptations of previously made films. With “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “Wonka” and “Mean Girls” all hitting the screens within weeks of one another, students expressed their opinions on the lack of originality within the world of … [Read more...] about Movie Remakes Disappoint Audience Expectations
Adri Sahakian
Opinion: Women Have Deeper Friendships Than Men
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. One of the most frequent tropes I have heard about male friendships is that they are surface-level compared to the friendships women have with each other. While I initially never questioned this, as I have gotten older I have … [Read more...] about Opinion: Women Have Deeper Friendships Than Men
Opinion: People Should Annotate Books, Even For Fun
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Buying brand new books from Barnes and Noble is such a satisfying experience, taking home novels with clean pages and a lack of crease marks from overuse.My arms would be full of new books as I’d walk into my English … [Read more...] about Opinion: People Should Annotate Books, Even For Fun
Opinion: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Is Best Transmedia Franchise
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Being able to create multiple variations of the same story and having each one positively acclaimed by audiences is a craft that takes loads of time, patience and talent.Transmedia storytelling is the ability to tell a single … [Read more...] about Opinion: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Is Best Transmedia Franchise
Opinion: The Older You Get, the Less Special Christmas Becomes
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. Driving back to Pepperdine after winter break, I had a realization that it hadn’t exactly felt like the holidays. Sure, Christmas Day had visually passed by on the calendar; however, the atmosphere lacked its usual … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Older You Get, the Less Special Christmas Becomes