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The Cougar Chronicle

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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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Arts & Entertainment

Embracing pumpkin season

November 21, 2014

By Elizabeth Roush Staff Writer   The first sign of autumn isn’t leaves changing colors or the onset of cooler weather; it’s the sudden arrival of everything pumpkin-related. From the infamous pumpkin spice latte that floods our Instagram feeds to pumpkin-scented candles, pumpkins and...

‘Gone Girl:’ The new meaning of mystery

‘Gone Girl:’ The new meaning of mystery

November 21, 2014

By Lexy Perez Arts and Entertainment Assistant   There comes a time where you find yourself engaged in a book that reminds you why you loved reading in the first place. If you’re an avid reader like me, there’s nothing better than a story that enraptures you with its twists, turns...

Musician Spotlight: PlayFight

Musician Spotlight: PlayFight

November 21, 2014

By Kat Diltz Staff Writer When asked to describe his band, PlayFight  in one word, vocalist Kyle Castellani jokingly replied, “RockaFunkBlues...does that count?” From an audience’s perspective, it certainly does. As the recent winners of the 2014 Temecula Valley International Film Festival’s...

A&E Commentary: Meeting cast of ‘Return of the Green Dragons’

November 20, 2014

[author title="Author of This Article" author_id="252"] [x_video_embed no_container="true"][/x_video_embed] [columnize] Return Of The Green Dragons kicks off the 15th SD Asian Film Festival November 6th 2014, at the Reading Cinemas at the Gaslamp. Hong Kong based director Andrew Lau and...

Kellogg library remembers World War One

Kellogg library remembers World War One

October 20, 2014

By Beulah Supriya Staff Writer This fall semester, the Library has on display "Enlisting a Nation: American Visual Propaganda of World War I " to commemorate the centenary of World War I. The posters are on display on the third floor of the Kellogg library gallery and are open to the public. "During...

Musician Spotlight: New Years Day

Musician Spotlight: New Years Day

October 20, 2014

By Kat Diltz Staff Writer New Years Day is not your average rock band. Mixing dark imagery, alternative punk beats and emotional, relatable lyrics, the self-proclaimed “haunted-mansion-core” group is tough on the outside, but soft on the inside. Hailing from Anaheim, California, the band consists...

Movie Review: The Maze Runner

Movie Review: The Maze Runner

October 20, 2014

By Sonni Simmons Staff Writer The movie theater experience isn’t cheap. You pay for the movie, the popcorn and the Swedish Fish with money and the experience with your time. It seems as though most movies nowadays are pumped down an assembly line and adorned with big name actors to get some...

Netflix Review: Odd Thomas is an odd failure

Netflix Review: Odd Thomas is an odd failure

October 20, 2014

By Sydney Schabacker Staff Writer It’s almost Halloween, when many of us may have a chance to see ghosts and goblins and spirits of old walking amongst us. But for short-order cook Odd Thomas, he sees the dead every day of the year. Blessed or cursed with clairvoyance, Odd lives a fraught life....

Movie Review: “Neighbors” means adulthood no more

Movie Review: “Neighbors” means adulthood no more

October 20, 2014

By Lexy Perez Arts and Entertainment Assistant If "Project X," “The Hangover” and "Spring Breakers" had a crossover movie, it is guaranteed that "Neighbors" would be their comprised product. Seth Rogan and Zac Efron star in this generation's "Animal House," embodying the young, wild and free...

Netflix Review: BoJack Cancelled-Man

Netflix Review: BoJack Cancelled-Man

October 20, 2014

By Will McCurdy Staff Writer Long before this new Netflix series called “BoJack Horseman,” there was a show called Mister Ed that debuted in the 1960’s about the hijinks of a talking horse and his owner. The program ran five years garnering a massive television following until its ending...

CD and DVD Dropping:  Alt-J and Age of Extinction

CD and DVD Dropping: Alt-J and Age of Extinction

October 20, 2014

By Ariel Robbins Radio Assistant "Sleeplessly Embracing" Alt-J's new album At long last, English band Alt-J dropped their second album "This Is All Yours" on Sept. 22. Barely into its highly anticipated availability, "This Is All Yours" reached number one on charts in the UK, and topped globally...

Dirty Disco’s DJ Booth: Top 5 Tracks Mini Mix 3

Dirty Disco’s DJ Booth: Top 5 Tracks Mini Mix 3

October 4, 2014

https://soundcloud.com/dirtydisco/dirty-discos-dj-booth-mini-mix-3 by Collin Vaz Features Assistant 1. SWAG! by Sharam Jey, Sammy W, Alex E Injecting a fat nu disco beat with gangster rhythm and vocals, Sharam Jey, Sammy W, and Alex E’s “SWAG!” is a track with attitude. 2. Zapp Feat....

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