Share: Battle royale games have seen an uptick in popularity over the past couple of years. Starting with mods (customization of games made by the public) for online survival games like Arma 2, the objective of the game is to survive, and to be the last person or team standing. The genre started to gain momentum with the release of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in 2017. It wasn’t until the start of 2018, when Fortnite rapidly ascended to the pinnacle of the battle royale craze and became …
Huawei’s caught in US v. China trade war
Share: The Trump administration had issued an order that had barred American firms from selling components and software to Huawei on the basis that its ties with the Chinese government makes them a national security risk to the U.S. Huawei’s placement on the entity list has taken a real shot to their business, but if this escalation in the U.S. versus China trade war continues, everyone loses. Follow:
Ian Bremmer: “Reality can be whatever I want.”
Share: Another week, another scandal involving President Trump. However, in what may be a first, he was not the one who instigated a war of words. Ian Bremmer, an American political scientist and president of the Eurasia Group, tweeted over the weekend: “President Trump in Tokyo: ‘Kim Jong Un is smarter and would make a better President than Sleepy Joe Biden.’” Follow:
“We the Animals,” a beautiful dream
Share: Filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar’s whimsical and potent feature film “We the Animals” hit Netflix at the beginning of this year after its limited run in theaters. Based on the 2011 Justin Torres novel, the film follows Jonah (Evan Rosado) in a powerful debut performance. Jonah is the youngest of three brothers growing up in a mixed-race, working class family in upstate New York, stumbling along a turbulent road to self-discovery. After an awards season of immense critical praise for the generic, feel-good examination of race …
PCC student from Ukraine came to the U.S. for better opportunities
Share: It’s a warm afternoon at Pasadena City College. Room C345 at the writing center is swarming with students occupying most of the tables and computers. Some people are working on their essays, research papers and all sorts of English writings. Follow:
AS election tampering forces re-election
Share: Election tampering from the mid-May Associated Student (AS) elections have forced AS leadership to call for a re-election. Follow: