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PaleyFest Celebrates the Stars and Fans of Television

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Photos by Jennevieve Fong and Courtesy of Paley Center for MediaHollywood is famous for its Walk of Fame stars, but the city was filled with even more celebrities due to the 2017 Los Angeles PaleyFest from March 17 to March 26.Celebrating television’s most acclaimed television series, The Paley Center for Media brought together television celebrities, creative minds, and … [Read more...] about PaleyFest Celebrates the Stars and Fans of Television

Trump’s Star Speaks Out

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Graphic by Nate BartonJunior Kyle Cajero had the opportunity to talk with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, which was vandalized by a man wielding a pickaxe last Wednesday morning.Kyle Cajero: How are you doing?Donald Trump Star: Physically, I feel a lot better. But I still get really vivid flashbacks of the incident whenever someone … [Read more...] about Trump’s Star Speaks Out

Hollywood Must Diversify

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Art by Christine Nelson The Oscar statuette is not gold this year, but pale. Every single actor nominated is white. To some ceremony invitees, such as Jada Pinkett Smith, this disproportionate distribution was so unfair as to warrant a boycott of the ceremony altogether. While I certainly understand their sentiments, boycotters pick the wrong target and thus do their cause, … [Read more...] about Hollywood Must Diversify

California Dream – Currents Magazine Fall 2015

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Photo by Veronica Johnson I begged to stay up past midnight on a school night to watch the Oscars. I even cried. After all, it was Oscar Sunday, and I was 9 years old. My parents allowed it. The speeches dragged. The gowns twirled. My pajama nightgown didn’t quite have the same glamorous effect. I awaited the champagne. Starlets’ teeth were whiter than those of toothpaste … [Read more...] about California Dream – Currents Magazine Fall 2015