By Ajmaanie Andre Stress and nerves from homework, missed assignments, and exams were completely forgotten as MLEC students went all out for Spirit Week. This year’s Spirit Week was unforgettable, with groups of students matching for Squad Goals Day, dressing up as their favorite character for Hollywood Day, taking a blast to the past for…
By Abigail Rosales Jaw dropping dresses draping the red carpet, journalists fishing for quick interviews and all of the Hollywood elite applauding: All will be present at the 91st Annual Oscars. As usual, the nominees for the many categories were all picked carefully in order for the best of the best to have a chance…
By Devin Dubon With the Academy Awards, which were held on March 4, came its expected share of controversy. This year’s Oscars hit record low ratings, with only 26.5 million people tuning in—a dramatic 20% drop from the previous record low. This was despite the many attempts made by the Academy to increase an already…
By Diana Rodriguez The 90th annual Academy Awards had its moments of laughter, tears, and confusion, with this year’s Oscars being the most racially diverse, and socially outspoken. Victims of Harvey Weinstein stood towards the crowd to call for more “equality, diversity, inclusion, [and] intersectionality.” These women—Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd, and Annabella Sciorra, who got…
By Diana Rodriguez “…Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! (Except you Harvey, and all your wicked conspirators — I’m glad it’s going slowly – you don’t deserve a bullet) -stay tuned…,” American actress and model Uma Thurman posted this cryptic message on her Instagram during the holidays, but said she would take her time before sharing her story…
By Abigail Rosales Since mid-October, sexual assault allegations have risen in the Hollywood world, as the famous celebrities we all know and love have spoken out about being harassed and assaulted. It all started on Twitter, on October 15th, when actress Alyssa Milano began the hashtag #MeToo and it began trending. The purpose of this…
By Ericka Miller Today the United States is more diverse than it has ever been before, but it’s easy for one to not believe this due to the lack of diversity in films and television programs. For centuries Hollywood has lacked the proper representation of the ethnographic makeup of the United States. Famous directors have…
By Luis Mila MTV’s Video Music Awards was one of the most tweeted about events in the past four years. The show featured performances from some of America’s favorite artists, tear-jerking moments, and of course, the handing out of plenty of awards. Performed by major rapper, Logic, the song “1-800-273-8255,” featured on his third…