Share: In his final episode hosting Let’s Talk, David is joined by editor-in-chief Sam to go over a few stories from each section this past semester. On top of highlighting staff writers, they discuss what it was like being at The Courier and the things they will miss most about being in the newsroom. Spotify: YouTube: Follow:
‘The Acolyte’ actualizes the promise unfulfilled by Disney+ ‘Star Wars’
Share: While newly-minted chief creative officer Dave Filoni smashes his action figures together and creates nonsense like “Ahsoka,” newest kid on the block Leslye Headland has delivered “The Acolyte,” one of the most narratively interesting “Star Wars” projects in a long time. From the offset, this show sets itself apart from the same old same old in the galaxy far, far away and focuses on an era of “Star Wars” that has, until now, been relegated to external media: the High Republic. The era overall …
Episode 6: Summer Movie Forecast
Share: Alongside The Courier’s usual suspects of movie reviewers (Sam, Carlos, and Dante), host David does a deep dive on the summer’s upcoming releases. From Kinds of Kindness to Deadpool & Wolverine, will any of the slated, strike-stricken movies turn out to be any good? YouTube: Spotify: Follow:
Through rain or shine, ‘It’s Always Sunny’ never pulls its punches
Share: As “Always Sunny” reaches its 19th anniversary this coming August, one has to wonder how the show whose first episode sees Charlie Day accidentally, but openly using racial slurs has survived for so long. For those not in the cult of Sunny, it’s definitely a head scratcher, but for fans of the series, it’s not much of a thought at all, as the show time and time again proves it knows its audience and knows how to both offend and keep them entertained. I …
May the 4th Be With You! Jump into hyperspace on ‘Star Wars’ celebration day
Share: To casual fans of “Star Wars,” May 4 is just a silly day to celebrate being a fan. But for hardcore fans and diehards alike, May the 4th is a time when no matter personal preference, the love of the franchise reigns supreme. This year’s celebration marks a big milestone for the franchise: that being the 25th anniversary of “Episode I – The Phantom Menace.” At a time when the franchise hasn’t had a new cinematic entry since 2019, these re-releases have been a …
The Courier wishes Glitchy McIntire farewell in retirement
Share: The Courier is saddened but proud to announce the retirement of our beloved mascot, ‘Ol Glitchy McIntire, the long-running and iron-willed iPhone SE of Courier adviser Nathan McIntire. As a young circuit board in an Apple factory, Glitchy always wanted to be a journalist. When it landed in the hands of the similarly bright-eyed McIntire, its dreams would eventually be realized. While employed at the Pasadena Star News, it served as a useful tool in busting police scandals and saving kids from being bitten …
Editorial: College protests supporting Palestine straighten out our priorities
Share: Although we’re 51 years removed from the end of the Vietnam War, the scenes taking place across college campuses all across America feel all too familiar to anti-war protests of that time. Regardless of the gap in time, student protests and demonstrations are critical for ensuring our voices are heard. On April 16, USC announced that their valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, would not be giving her commencement speech at this year’s graduation. The school cited “security concerns,” but many suspect that the true reason was …
‘Tortured Poets’ succeeds with emotional story of two heartbreaks
Share: For the average person, releasing a double album after a year filled with a record-breaking tour and movie combo, and a triage of high-profile relationships ending and beginning sounds like hell on earth, but not if you’re Taylor Swift. Swift’s latest whopping 31-track release “The Tortured Poets Department” and its sister “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” highlight a new but also not-so-new stage of her stardom, the double breakup album. Coming out just under two years after her last big release “Midnights” (which …
Internet does mental backflips to defend abusers
Share: Another day, another Hollywood celebrity who fumbled their whole career over something easily avoidable. Enter Jonathan Majors, the up-and-coming star who really caught steam within the last year or two with his appearance in the ridiculously popular Marvel Cinematic Universe. Majors found himself caught up in a domestic violence scandal that only recently concluded with him avoiding jail time. Unfortunately for everyone, internet sensationalism has once again come to the rescue and attempted to change the narrative on a situation the internet doesn’t even …
‘Abigail’ sinks teeth into vampire genre with hilariously hammy bloodbath
Share: Finally freed from the clutches of Ghostface and the “Scream” franchise, Radio Silence is back to deliver bloody goodness to the big screen with their latest release “Abigail.” Moving on from slashers the team has tackled the tried and true vampire genre of horror to a perfectly hilarious and gory effect. This movie’s set-up starts out fairly simply and involves a group of criminals, given code names based on the rat pack, who kidnap a girl (the titular Abigail) who is the daughter of …