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“Birthmark: A Gospel / Hip-Hop Experience” excites UCR during its 10-day run

When The Sugar Hill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in the fall of 1979, not only did it introduce all but New York to the...

Long live 03 Greedo

Walking through the parking lot of Santa Ana’s The Observatory, a familiar aroma wafted between car to car. A cocktail of blunts — the...

Spring Splash and I are not friends anymore

  I shouldn’t try (but can’t help myself from) finding any amusement in the pre-gaming consequences that rock the much livelier patrons at Spring Splash...

Motherhood is tough in “Tully,” an unglamorous yet triumphant comedy from the creators of...

Full disclosure: I am not, have never been and never will be, a mother. Most of my insight into motherhood is informed by my...

Politics in gaming, or the “Far Cry 5” fiasco: You can do better Ubisoft

There comes a point across the 40 or some hours of “Far Cry 5’”s expansive open world where you realize that the bold leaps...

“God of War” isn’t perfect, but it’s an unequivocal masterpiece

No spoilers. You’re welcome. Few games are as deserving of the descriptor “epic” as much as those in the “God of War” series. It plays...

Spring Splash 2018: What you need to know

Like seemingly ever year, HEAT was taken from us before we even had time to react to a lineup. Tectonic plates shifted and hope...

Good intentions can’t salvage how ugly “I Feel Pretty” is

Love or hate her, Amy Schumer’s ascent to comedy stardom should come as no surprise to anyone. The brand of self-deprecatory stand-up comedy she...

If true, the “Call of Duty” rumors say alot about the future of AAA...

There’s a running joke among fans of the “Call of Duty” franchise that players worth their salt don’t bother with the campaign or, at...

Truthfully, no dare justifies watching “Truth or Dare”

First of all, I apologize for the awful headline. But I mean well. “Truth or Dare” is bad. You know it, I know it,...