Vibrantly dressed dancers dominate the screen as bright lights and colors flash in the background. This is a scene from the film “Music,” and a depiction of how...
Meredith Grey lays on the asphalt of the parking lot, helpless and unconscious. Cormac Hayes spots her and rushes to her side, screaming for others in the parki...
As guests enter Wanpo Tea Shop, they’re greeted with the sweet scent of tea and tapioca pearls. In the back, large metallic jars are stacked neatly on wooden shelves while workers scatter themselves across the kitchen, carefully preparing the tea at ...
Empty theaters. Vacant film sets. A truncated catalog of new releases. The film industry has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with global bo...
Welcomed by shelves laden with a vast selection of ambrosial, foreign and local produce along with boxes and crates labeled in languages from Cyrillic to Urdu, ...
As onlookers stroll down University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, Qualia Contemporary Art Gallery will certainly catch their eye. The medley of the paintings’ colors juxtaposed with the sleek bright-white gallery decor invites passersby to take a pee...
Walking into Antoine’s Cookie Shop, the pleasant smell of baked goods washes over you. Massive windows allow light to pool in, creating a warm and sunlit atmosp...
As the familiar and majestic Marvel fanfare concludes, time seemingly rewinds. The orchestra degrades to a muted melody and the color drains from the screen, th...
You hear, at first, a “thunk.”
Within seconds of “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Disney’s latest animated movie, your jaw has dropped to the floor. There’s a forgotten fountain, a lush jungle, a red afternoon sun. A strong protagonist speaking forcefu...
“All of the birds died in 1986 due to Reagan killing them and replacing them with spies that are now watching us. The birds work for the bourgeoisie.”
This ico...
