Tongva Times10 EntertainmentApril 30, 2015

MORE OF THE SAME THING All Time Lows fi fth album, Future Hearts, offers nothing new for fans, releasing songs that have guitar riffs and a progression of sound similar to hits from previous albums.

PEARL OF A SHOW Steven Universe brings charm to Cartoon Network with its magical group of anthropomorphic aliens, who each wield unique powers, and form a nurturing relationship with Steven, an optimistic young boy who is the heart and soul of the show.

After watching this cartoon for about a year, I can defi nitely say that Steven Universe is

entertainment for all ages. The stylistic element to this series is simple, but gorgeous: the show often uses a soft, pastel color scheme for its backgrounds, has smooth and fl uid animation, and utilizes beautiful music to set the scene. The character designs are diverse and distinct, and the voice acting is phenomenal. However, the heart of this show ultimately lies in its main characters and the relationships that they have with one another. Garnet, voiced by Estelle Swa-ray, is the stoic leader, while Amethyst, played by Michaela Ditz, is the carefree fi recracker of the group, and Pearl, voiced

by Deedee Magno, is the pro-tective and cautious member of the group. Voice actor Zach Cal-lison plays Steven, who is the glue that ties the Gems together through their love for him and, it is easy to see why they care so deeply for their youngest teammate. Steven is what makes the show so charming and unique. He is sweet and overeager, ready to join perilous missions, but also willing to introduce the concept of a beach day to his mentors. His desire to protect the people he loves resonates throughout the show, because if there is one defi nite thing about Steven, it is how much he cares. He is fi lled with immense emotion that often translates into tears or laughs,

Steven Universe is Cartoon Networks gem

Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar, is a Cartoon Network show that features Ste-ven Universe, an upbeat and innocent boy, as part of a team with three anthropomorphic aliens called the Crystal Gems, named because their powers come from gemstones. Steven himself is half-gem and half-hu-man, inheriting his powers from his mother, who gave up her physical form in order to bring him into the world. The series follows Steven on his misadven-tures, ranging from his shenani-gans in Beach City to dangerous missions with the Gems.

By Fionce SiowWorld Editor

After much anticipation, pop rock band All Time Low re-leased its fi fth full-length album on April 6. As a music lover who has followed All Time Low since the age of 11, I had high expecta-tions for a band that pretty much defi ned my adolescence. The al-bum Future Hearts represents All Time Lows classic energetic style, but unfortunately lacks the complexity that the bands songs used to have. Admittedly, for a band that has been around for nearly ten years, All Time Low would not have been as successful as they are if they had stayed one-trick ponies. All Time Low has tran-sitioned its style from the raw, straight-out-of-the garage punk sound that the groups fi rst EP Put Up or Shut Up contained, to a glitzy studio pop punk sound. As an old fan, it is hard to ac-cept the new style that All Time Low has taken on. Unfortunate-ly, the tracks on Future Hearts lack the diversity the bands al-bums once had. Most songs fol-low the same four-chord pattern,

By Jessica DuqueQuirks Editor

All Time Low releases a mediocre new album

and some even have extremely similar melodies to songs on other albums. The second track on the album, Kicking and Screaming, has a chorus that is parallel to Backseat Serenade, which is from All Time Lows

2012 album, Dont Panic. This album has helped me re-alize that members of All Time Low are known more for their charisma than they are their mu-sical talent. Guitarist Jack Bara-kat follows the same guitar riff

throughout almost all songs in the album without any change. The album lacks defi ning gui-tar riffs that were so loved by fans in iconic songs, such as Weightless, or Dear Maria, Count Me In.

Despite the albums overall analogous layout, there are some tracks from Future Hearts that stood out. The opening track, Satellites, gives a grand open-ing to the album. It features heavy drums and acts as a dra-matic transition to the next song. Missing You surprised me the most out of any song on the al-bum. This ukulele-inspired song is unlike any other that All Time Low has produced before. Given the songs message to perse-vere through diffi cult situations, whether it is drug addiction or depression, I consider this song the cheery cousin to Therapy from the album Nothing Per-sonal. Both songs send the same message, but Missing You is refreshing because it is not delivered as a ballad. Although Future Hearts was a heavily anticipated album for fans of All Time Low, I was not as anxious for its release, and given the work that the band de-livered, I had little reason to be excited anyway. While I would consider playing some songs on repeat, Future Hearts is anoth-er production of the borderline bubble gum pop rock music that All Time Low now releases. So long, All Time Low, and thanks for the memories.

which leaves the audience feel-ing as intensely as he does. It is those feelings that draws me to the show. Even at the end of the fi rst season, I can say there has not been one episode that has left me feeling emotion-less or apathetic. My journey to-gether with Steven Universe has been one of emotional en-lightenment and turmoil as I watched these characters grow and develop, and I cannot wait for more episodes to come. I recommend this cartoon for anyone who enjoys fantasy with a touch of sci-fi , as well as inter-esting plotlines that later expand into something larger. Steven Universe airs every Thursday on Cartoon Network at 6 p.m.

sharing that she sees every one of her students as her own kids and that she will miss them the most. Th e students, my kids [] Th is has been my home, stated Steele. Ill be leaving behind some tears.

computer and a headset to an-swer questions. We are utilizing technology in a way that encourages kids to think independently, stated Zamora. Even though state testing is drastically changing, Lyons be-lieves that Gabrielino is treating CAASPP with cautious opti-mism. Anytime you make a change, there is going to be an adjust-ment period as everyone gets used to the new model and what is expected of students, Lyons stated. I think we have a better idea now going forward.

In 2011, Vincent Lugo Park went through a major revital-ization that, because of budget constraints, occurred in three phases. Th e fi rst phase includ-ed adding new plants, creat-ing trails throughout the park, putting more lamp posts to the park, and restoring part of the La Laguna playground. Future plans include a new playground with a water play area, renova-tion of restrooms, and new pic-nic shelters.

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Toilets deserve to be pooped in, not pooped on.-Health inspector

HAVE YOU HEARD

If we call oranges oranges then why dont we call lemons yellows and limes greens? -Philosopher-in-training

ACTION FROM ANIMATION After the popularity of Alice in Wonderland as a live-action fi lm in 2010, Disney began production of a series of remade fi lms scheduled to roll out over the next few years.

By Ariana Fernandez Staff Writer

Disney has been shooting live-action movies since the late 1940s, but it was not until the last few years that The Walt Dis-ney Studios began remaking its own classic animated fairy tales into live-action movies. Disneys recent Cinderella production was based on the Italian folk tale, The Little Glass Slipper and Walt Dis-neys original 1950 animated fi lm. It has now joined Malefi -cent, Oz the Great and Power-ful, and Alice in Wonderland as the latest classic Disney fi lms to be revisited. When Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland swung into the-aters in 2010, it brought a new trend of fi lms to the big screen. It showed the world that origi-nal, classically animated stories could be retold in live-action for generations to come. Its all part of a bigger, broader strategy to bring these stories to life in unique and extraordinary ways, said Dave Hollis, Dis-neys distribution chief, in Vari-ety. There are two paths weve been taking lately. Its either, How do you tell a story you

love in brand new ways, as we did with Malefi cent or Oz, or How do we make the quintes-sential live-action version as we did with Cinderella? Disney is not only remaking its own movies, but also buy-ing the rights to movies from other companies as well. For example, Anastasia will once again play in theaters in 2017 as a new live-action Disney prin-

Animated fi lms become modern marvels

cess movie. The next movie to be remade is The Jungle Book, a 1967 animated fi lm of a young boy that is raised in the jungle by various animals. According to Business Insider, the remade fi lm was supposed to come out this year, but has been pushed back until April 15, 2016. In the following year, the tale as old as time is releasing as a

musical, according to IMDb. Beauty and the Beast will star Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as Prince Adam, the Beast. The development of the live-action version of the princess fi lm Mulan has recently been confi rmed by Disney. Since the announcement, fans have peti-tioned the company to prevent whitewashing of the cast.

By Samantha KwokEditor in Chief

When Jon Stewart announced his departure from the Com-edy Centrals late-night satiri-cal news program, The Daily Show, many wondered who would replace the host of 16 years. Less than two months af-ter Stewarts announcement, the network announced that Trevor Noah, a South African comedi-an, would replace Stewart. According to the New York Times, Noah made his debut as an on-air contributor on The Daily Show, when he gave his insight regarding the police force in the United States. Initial reactions towards No-ahs appointment were positive. Noah would bring a fresh per-spective and diversity to the net-work as a biracial host. Howev-er, while Noah is a newcomer to American television, he is by no means an amateur of late-night hosting and comedy. According to CBS News, Noah led his own South African talk show, To-night With Trevor Noah, and is also a stand-up comic that has sold-out shows internationally. Im thrilled for the show and for Trevor, said Stewart in a statement. Hes a tremendous comic and talent that weve loved working with. However, less than a week after the announcement of Stewarts replacement, Noah received social media backlash after people revealed his tweets from several years ago, many of which people are calling anti-Semitic and sexist. Critics also called for an alternative replace-ment for Stewart. Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didnt look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car! read one tweet from September 2009. Comedy Central stood by the comedian despite this backlash, according to Variety. The net-work stated, To judge [Noah] of his comedy based on a hand-ful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central. Stewart also defended Noah over the controversy, claiming that Noah will earn the audi-ences trust and respect. Noah later addressed the back-lash, tweeting, To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didnt land is not a true refl ec-tion of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian. While it is unclear whether any of Noahs jokes will land when he takes over The Daily Show, there is no doubt that this is not the last time people will be hear-ing of the him when he takes over for Stewart next year. Stewarts last show will air on Aug. 6.

Trevor Noah to replace Stewart on Daily Show

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