With so many award shows and seemingly pointless self-congratulatory ceremonies, you would be forgiven for forgetting about the Golden Globe Award show, staged again on Jan. 5. However, the 77th Golden Globes will be going down in history as one of the most entertaining award shows of the last decade, all thanks to comedian Ricky Gervais, host for the event. It is no secret that Gervais is a funny man, but unlike many comedians who are asked to host ceremonies such as the Osc

I’ve always loved Camila Cabello as an artist. I started listening to her music and learning more about her after the release of her song “Havana” in 2017. I love and continue to enjoy her debut record, as I like the Hispanic and unique vibes that she incorporated into this album, which she also continues to do in her latest music. After almost two years since her debut album release in January 2018, the release of her sophomore album “Romance” took place just last month, on

There’s a tangible sense of place in Carolyn Hazel Drake’s installation, “In This Small Corner Of The Atmosphere,” currently displayed in MHCC’s Visual Arts Gallery. Drake creates this through a series of prints, textiles, collages, and other mixed media. The colors, textures, and even the titles of her pieces communicate a feeling of being in the Pacific Northwest. “Same weight of Shadow” Photos by Maysee Thao | The Advocate Being a third-generation Oregonian, it’s no wonder

The year 2019 has officially ended, but as we emerge in a new decade of cinema we must first look back to the incredible films that have defined what it means to be a critical success in the final year of the 2010s. While few of the films listed here are likely to be Best Picture winners, the movies in our Top Five lineup are simply too big or too impactful to be ignored by the general movie-going audience. 5. “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” Quentin Tarentino returned to the

Oregon Zoo – ZooLights The Oregon Zoo hosts ZooLights every year and it is a very popular community event as you can walk around to check out all of the lights, drink some hot chocolate, grab an elephant ear, and with an additional cost you can ride the train to see even more lights. ZooLights is open 5 to 9 p.m. each night. The event officially opened to the public on Nov. 29 and will continue to run through Sunday, Jan. 5. Value Nights will be on Dec. 9-12, which means th

There is a common myth that fairy tale figures like the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and The Sandman are fictional characters in folklore and have no relevance in real life. The most famous perpetual example of this is Santa Claus, also often considered a fictional character. However, the truth remains that Santa Claus portrayed as a myth and not a real person with magical powers is an incredibly false and incorrect statement about the immortal humanitarian who breaks into

I have seen many a movie during my 20 years of life, yet I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a “Christmas zombie musical.” Yet this is what I found over the last weekend while browsing Hulu. “Anna and the Apocalypse” is a movie about a group of teens who are just trying to survive high school when the apocalypse strikes – this one featuring zombies. In the beginning, Anna has a lot to deal with: a father who doesn’t want her to follow her dreams, a best friend who’s in love with h

With a movie based on the historical World War II events that happened June 4-7, 1942, it’s not hard to say I expected a lot going into this movie. But that’s the problem with movies today: You can’t go in with high expectations, because those hopes will get thrown to the wolves. “Midway”: What can I say? With a budget of $59.5 million and an all-star cast that includes Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, and Nick Jonas, to name a few, and a run time of 2 hours and 1

Christmas is always a special time for me, as it is for most everyone else. Maybe more so, even. My birthday is the day after Christmas, my sister’s birthday is Dec. 30; and my little brother’s birthday is Dec. 17. That means we all get the pleasure of celebrating our birthdays on the same day… not the most fun thing for a kid growing up, but Christmas time was always a time of celebration. I’m glad that I’ve actually learned that Christmas isn’t about the presents, but abo

The Outer Worlds: a solar system, out in space, controlled by companies. “The Outer Worlds” role-playing game made by Obsidian Entertainment came out on Oct. 25, and has a lot to offer as an open-world game. You start out on a ship that you learn has been out in space for over 70 years, and that it is a 10-year trip to the colonies. The person who wakes you up is this somewhat crazy looking scientist named Phineas Welles. You soon learn that the board wants to catch Phineas,

When you look up the definition of the word “homage,” you will most likely get homage means “great respect and honor, or something done to honor a person or thing.” Web Photo And we as people often celebrate almost everything and anything such as birthdays, accomplishments, weddings, etc., we also celebrate music: We rate it, play it, share it and worship it – especially if it’s our favorite artist or even just a single song we get stuck in our heads on an endless loop, a cat

Disney Plus is finally available for all to purchase and along with the release of this new streaming service comes the Disney Plus exclusive, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian.” And the show seems worth the wait. As a general rule, the Star Wars property is a license to print money, but just because it’s profitable doesn’t mean it’s an indicator of quality, as the Star Wars fanbase is ever so eager to point out. Most fans, and even critics, have had very mixed opinions of the new

The movie “Harriet” outlines the story of Harriet Tubman, one of “America’s greatest heroes” who escapes from slavery and through her bravery, frees other African-American slaves in the 19th century. Tubman was born into slavery as Araminta Ross in Maryland in the 1800s. She spent years working and getting beaten by slave owners until in 1849 she escaped to freedom in Philadelphia. This film tells her story as she hops on wagons and travels north from Maryland to Philly, keep

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Christmas is a joyous time, which everyone who celebrates it can enjoy. However, it is often hated when people like myself start to celebrate the holiday as soon as Halloween is over. As soon as the calendar hits November, I pull out my Pentatonix Christmas albums and start to sing many songs that are correlated with the season. And yes, I am often asked why I start celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving has even arrived. Eli Rankin | The Advocate The first reason is my a

I never would have thought that someone would make a sequel to the 1980 classic “The Shining,” but it happened, and it is better than I could ever expect. Director Mike Flanagan had one of the toughest jobs with adapting this story to the screen: Not only did he have to adapt the “Doctor Sleep” novel written by Stephen King, but he had to create a sequel to the Stanley Kubrick-directed film, which King famously hated. Web Photo This big conflict in production created one of

It’s the age-old question, asked after every Marvel movie: “What would you do if you had superpowers?” The answer, at least for most of us is, “I’d have fun,” or “I’d make the world a better place” or would somehow produce “world peace.” Eli Rankin | The Advocate But would you? What people constantly seem to forget during this mental exercise is that they are just as human as the rest of us – superpowers, or no superpowers – and with that humanity comes human nature. People o