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Arts & Entertainment

Art museums take a hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but are offering new ways to enjoy art from afar.

COVID-19 restrictions provide a new, accessible way to experience art museums

Kristie Castillo, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

COVID-19 has changed the way we experience and interact with the art world, shifting us from in-person museum visits to virtual tours, gallery experiences and other forms of media.  Prior to the pandemic, the art world seemed inaccessible and difficult to engage with without a base understanding...

The Chronicle Entertainment Rundown

Jaelyn Decena, A&E Editor December 14, 2020

Movie: Hillbilly Elegy Netflix’s recent release of Hillbilly Elegy is a drama film that follows the story of JD Vance, played by Gabriel Basso, a Yale student who comes back to his hometown after finding out that his mother, played by Amy Adams, has overdosed on heroin. The film bounces between...

Cougar Corner

December 7, 2020

Story of the princess   Before the castle gate  in the deep clear water  a beautiful garden   a poor woodman he found a beautiful purple flower he became quite fixed espying the glittering fiery eyes  he plucked the flower                  ...

CSUSM theatre hosted their final performance of the fall semester, Solos.

Theatre department hosts performance

Jaelyn Decena, A&E Editor December 6, 2020

CSUSM’s theatre department hosted their third and final performance of the fall 2020 semester, Solos, on Dec. 4. The performance was a compilation of solo performances by various CSUSM theatre students.  Directed by Macedonio Arteaga Jr. and Jessica Cortez, each student has their time to shine...

Season One and part of Season Two of The Mandalorian are now available on Disney+.

Season Two of The Mandalorian takes you on a new space journey

Angelica Cervantes, Staff Writer December 6, 2020

The second season of The Mandalorian dominates on Disney +.  No other film or show has matched up to how well perceived this show has been on Disney’s streaming service.  As we know from the first season, the show revolves around a mysterious Mandalorian who betrays his duties in order to save...

The Chronicle Entertainment Rundown

Jaelyn Decena, Kristie Castillo, and Yanely Gonzalez December 6, 2020

Podcast: “Just a Tip” YouTuber Megan Batoon’s self-help and advice-based podcast “Just a Tip” focuses on helping listeners with their problems. Featuring a new guest each episode, Batoon dives in-depth to a listener’s conflict. The podcast also features an array of skits such as the...

The Cougar Corner

November 21, 2020

  Dirty Converse By Lara Amin   I’m feeling a bit nostalgic for bike rides and dirty converse. And face-to-face hangouts when we laugh and converse.   About the present, future, and even the past. A time when time didn’t move so slow and fast. And I know...

The Chronicle Entertainment Rundown

Kristie Castillo and Jaelyn Decena November 21, 2020

  Song: “Therefore I Am” Up-and-coming pop artist Billie Eilish released a new song called “Therefore I Am,” a tune of caution to those who try and use her name for fame or clout, as well as a dismissal of her haters. The accompanying music video is filmed on an iPhone and features...

Over the Moon is available to stream on Netflix.

Over the Moon represents Chinese culture and realistically depicts childhood loss

Kat Parra, Staff Writer November 21, 2020

Netflix recently released Over the Moon, an animated film beautifully portraying Chinese culture as Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) goes on a lunar adventure to find the Goddess of the Moon, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo).  Many moons ago, Chang’e took both immortality pills causing her to be ripped away from her...

The Boys is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.

Twisted, bloody and thrilling, The Boys brings us to the edge of our seats

Kat Parra, Staff Writer November 21, 2020

Inspired by the comic book series of the same name, The Boys brings into reality a society where superheroes live among us like celebrities.  Protecting the city of New York is the Seven, a league of superheroes closely resembling the Justice League superheroes with their costumes and powers.  The...

CSUSM’s theatre department put on a virtual performance called “A Zoom of One’s Own” live from Nov. 19-21 and now available on their YouTube channel.

CSUSM theatre empowers women through “A Zoom of One’s Own” performance

Jaelyn Decena, A&E Editor November 21, 2020

The CSUSM Theatre Department livestreamed their second performance of the fall 2020 semester via YouTube, “A Zoom of One’s Own,” on Nov. 19-21.  Written by Maria Patrice Amon and Sonia Desai, the play follows a Zoom call between multiple revolutionary women from history as they navigate between...

The CHABSS Dean's Pick Faculty Winner was "Cahuilla Bird Dancer," submitted by American Indian Studies Professor Eric Tippeconnic.

CHABSS Voices “Borders, Boundaries & Colonization” winners

November 20, 2020

CHABSS Voices is a monthly creative contest hosted by the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences during the 2020-21 academic year. CHABSS faculty, CHABSS majors or minors and students enrolled in at least one CHABSS-focused course are eligible. Each monthly contest will have...

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