Saturday, April 20, 2024

Bux — visit before it’s gone

Bux — a curious name for a bookstore. Its pronunciation is a cross between “books” and “bucks,” and with the store material’s cheap prices, its tongue-in-cheek nature seems entirely intentional. You’ll see the store if...

Building Culture: Lot 30

“Day upon day, and year upon year, O city, walking your streets, / where you hold me enchain’d a certain time, refusing to give me up; / yet giving to make me glutted, enrich’d...

Downtowne Bookstore: Americana Area Steeped In History

Building culture is a series in the Arts & Entertainment section dedicated to examining different buildings around the area and their important history and roles in our community. There aren’t that many bookstores in Riverside....

Under the RADAR: Issue 03

Artist: Ka A cross between Earl Sweatshirt and Ghostface Killah, Ka is a Brooklyn-based FDNY Captain turned rapper who’s been on the scene since the ‘90s, starting out with the underground hip-hop crew, Natural Elements....

Honoring the spirits of lost loved ones with Concheros, Mexica Art at UCR

Woodwind sounds of the Conchero dancer's whistle and the steady, percussive beating of huēhuētl, a cylindrical drum made of wood and swamp cypress, marked the commencement of the Day of the Dead procession. Native...

UCR Arts: A deep dive into the museum’s intricate exhibitions

Before UCR Arts emerged in downtown Riverside in 2010, it was initially composed of three separate museums: The Jack and Marilyn Sweeney Art Gallery (1963), the California Museum of Photography (1973) and the Barbara...

SAG-AFTRA members consider the ramifications of new contract

After 118 days of striking, the Screen Actor Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the union representing over 160,000 actors, reached a tentative deal for a new contract with Alliance of Motion...