Entertainment

  • Quartet finishes their senior year on a high note

    Many children can only dream of growing up and singing with their best friends on stage. Bella Scott, Alisha Patel, Jillian Cotone and Brenda Herron, seniors, are living that dream. The seniors created the quartet in their senior year of high school. Even though the group is newly formed, they look and sound as…

  • Stick and Poke Tattoos Make Their Mark

    “Do it yourself” (D.I.Y) tattoos, most of which are done manually with easy-to-acquire craft materials, have become popular amongst high schoolers because of their accessibility and low cost. Stick and poke tattoos work just like they sound. A needle is dipped in ink and in punk-rock style is inserted into the skin several times…

  • Black Mirror reflects our dark future

    “Black Mirror,” a Netflix original drama that explores technological innovations and their consequences, is an entertaining and spooky show that I am glad to have in my Netflix repertoire. “Black Mirror: Season 4,” the most recent entry into Netflix’s deep dystopian coffers, tackles a couple new issues. One of the greater themes of the…

  • Spend some time at Art Trek’s Five Dollar Friday

    Art Trek is a cute and quirky arts program found on Rancho Conejo Blvd., Newbury Park. Trinkets line its entryway, paintings hang about on every possible surface and oddly enough, several giant patterned bunnies sit about. On the third Friday of every month, Art Trek opens at 7 p.m. for Five Dollar Friday. After…

  • Obituary: The Fallen Heros of NPHS

    Standing by while a loved one is in pain is one of the worst feelings a person can experience. Now, imagine that your phone, your complicit conspirator, trustworthy confidant and pseudo-child fell, victim to serious physical harm. Devastating. It is a hostile world out there, and while sticks and stones may break your bones,…

  • The Room Makes a Return in the Disaster Artist

    “The Room,” widely regarded as the worst film of all time, has recently been remade, or explored rather, in “The Disaster Artist.”James Franco’s new film, a dramatization of the  “The Room’s production tackles the friendship between the director of the original film, Tommy Wiseau, and the actor who plays Mark, Greg Sestero. A film…

  • Their name is sweeter than their cake

    I have wasted many afternoons sitting on the couch, mouth watering, watching “Cake Boss.” For those that don’t know, “Cake Boss” is a television show on TLC network that features Buddy Valastro’s world-famous bakery, Carlo’s Bakery, in Hoboken, New Jersey. It follows Buddy’s masterful, inventive and expensive creations, many of which I have dreamed…

  • Shop at local businesses

    There is an endless variety of big brand name stores, but supporting local businesses provides a different shopping experience and helps those in the community. Here are some local businesses in Newbury Park to check out.   Ragamuffin 111 N. REINO RD (805)375-9000 Ragamuffin is one of those small yet cozy coffeehouse environments that…

  • Star Wars strikes back

    The latest installation in the Star Wars saga, “The Last Jedi,” left some audiences speechless while leaving others simply disappointed. However, the film succeeds in honoring the past as well as moving towards the future, bringing back characters from previous films and introducing new ones to transition away from the old films.    Mark…

  • Warner Bros. Studio is a tour of magic

    Unlike Universal Studios up the street, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is not a theme park, although it bears resemblance to the studio tour ride at Universal. This tour supposedly shows you behind-the-scenes looks at Warner Bros. sets, and teaches you how they produce shows and movies. Packed with a camera, water and enthusiasm,…