The 20s mark one of the most diverse stages in most people’s lives. Some 20-somethings have never been in relationships, while others are getting married. Some are in college; others went straight to work. Some of us are just in the beginning of our careers and others, far more advanced. Melody posing next to her work area. Then there are those among us that have already become their own boss, charging headfirst as young entrepreneurs. Many people choose not to pursue the ent

Web Photo. Twenty One Pilots is a band that broke the charts with their fourth and most memorable album, “Blurryface,” released in 2015 – which became the first album in history in which every track received at least a gold certificate from the Recording Industry Association Of America. If you have not heard of them you definitely need to give them a try. They’re a band that is not one single thing but a little bit of everything. They will definitely have a sound for everybod

Web Photo. A product of its influences in a particularly wondrous way, reverent homage combined with a powerful aesthetic elevate “Daddy’s Home” to not only an enjoyable work, as is, but also a fascinating study on how contemporary artistic adaptations allow older genres and styles to continue to flourish in a new way under a new hand. Respect is a key aspect of the sixth album by St. Vincent (born Annie Clark, an American musician), evidently an ever-important value in terms

Web Graphic. There’s a cruel joke that is thrown at people who are pursuing a career as an artist: “Engineers ask, ‘How is it done?’ “Scientists ask, ‘Why is it done?’ “Economists ask, ‘How much does it cost?’ “And artists ask, ‘Would you like fries with that?’ ” While the artistic community doesn’t have the reverence it may once have had, especially in the days of the Renaissance, art remains a respectable craft that is genuinely difficult for many to thrive in. That, and th

Web Graphic. The Black Panther Party, an organization considered a relic of a lost epoch, joins many other historical groups in carrying the burden of having existed in a culture highly opposed to their ideological objective. Remembered as an intimidating militia of fiery radicals, an interpretation they would have no doubt proudly agreed with, the party perfectly represents the particular brand of highly aggressive (yet immensely humanitarian) advocacy for political progress

Photos Provided By Louden Miller The world is full of accomplished and ambitious young people. Alexander the Great became king of Macedon at 20 years old, Michael Phelps swam his first Olympic race at age 15, and Sergey Karjakin became the world’s youngest chess grandmaster at 12, just to name a few overachievers. Perhaps it is an overstatement to compare Louden Miller to those young achievers, but being a college student here at MHCC at 16 years old, he has accomplished more

Web Photo. Who knew the feelings and experiences of people and birds had so much in common?I recently watched a heartfelt and inspiring film called “Penguin Bloom,” which I would definitely recommend. Released in 2020, the movie is based on the true story of Samantha Bloom, who becomes paralyzed after she breaks her back in an accident, falling from a high building. It outlines the story of the entire Bloom family as its members go through many experiences, both positive ones

To compare, with lament, every subsequent Weezer album to their self-titled debut (released decades ago, in 1994) is a horse now beaten entirely into vaporization but, unfortunately, it continues to be inevitable. It would be dishonest to consider the band to be entirely devoid of acknowledged talent. That simply can’t be the case. However, Weezer represents an archetype of musicians with loving mass followings but also an overall poor discography relative to contemporaries w

Web Graphic. “Sorry You Couldn’t Make It” was released last March – 50 years after Swamp Dogg’s first album, “Total Destruction to Your Mind,” a work filled with Southern funk, protest lyrics and an eccentric soul sound. The musician Jerry Williams chose Swamp Dogg as his moniker in 1970. In the album booklet for another, later album, he explained, “I became Swamp Dogg in order to have an alter ego and someone to occupy the body while the search party was out looking for Jerr

Web Graphic. With the “Lord of the Rings” TV series in its final stages of production, Amazon’s high-budget show is set to release sometime this year on Prime Video. The goal is to have the series take on a similar scale to another recent fantasy serial, “Game of Thrones.” The LOTR novel is an epic written by J.R.R. Tolkien and is thought of being the basis of the high-fantasy genre that succeeded it. Tolkien’s world is known as Arda, with Middle-earth being center stage for

Web Graphic. There are many famous individuals throughout history who displayed a great sense of narcissism. However, in the annals of underappreciated and underrated figures, none stands to be a better example of narcissism than Charles J. Guiteau, who was most famous for assassinating the 20th U.S. president, James Garfield. While the competition for the most narcissistic individual is certainly stiff, Guiteau perhaps manages to make all others seem relatively modest, by co

Disney has added many new series added to its impressive repertoire with the release of the streaming service Disney+ (Disney Plus). Since its launch in November 2019, Disney has had more than enough time to put out multiple different series and movies exclusive to their new platform. Among the many noteworthy offerings are “The Mandalorian,” the most recent and final season of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “High school Musical: The Musical,” “The World According to Jeff Goldb

Movie night, anyone? ‘Cause I’m about to toss a few films into your lap! So, throw on your sweatpants and pop some popcorn, and let’s get this show started! First up on my list, though not truly a recent release, is an LGBT film called “Saturday Church,” a film about “a young African-American male struggling with his gender identity and family tension, so he seeks hope and support in the New York City’s underground LGBTQ ballroom,” as Netflix describes it. Web Graphic. It’s a

Web Photo. Darcey Bell’s novel, “A Simple Favor,” came to life as a film in 2018. Anna Kendrick plays a widowed single mother, Stephanie Smothers, who works as a vlogger in Connecticut. She has a hard time connecting with other moms until she meets the one and only Emily Nelson, who is played by Blake Lively. Emily seems to have it all: a beautiful house, perfect job, perfect husband, perfect life. One would dream to live like her. The two women embark on a rollercoaster styl

Graphic by Stephanie Debruin|The Advocate. It is once again that magical time of year, where gifts are given and festivities abound. There are many ways in which this season is celebrated: parties, parades, gift giving, spending time with family, and much more. And one popular method of celebration is to watch Christmas movies and much-loved television classics with friends and family. These are stories of famed figures of Christmas such as Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed

Web Graphic WARNING: This review contains some slight to moderate spoilers. Queen’s pawn to d4: In chess, this opening move (for white) is known as the “Queen’s Gambit.” It is the oldest recorded opening for the game of chess, dating back to the 1490s. It didn’t gain widespread popularity until a chess tournament in Vienna, in 1873. On the other hand, the Netflix original “The Queen’s Gambit,” based upon the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, is a limited series rapidly

Web Graphic. “The show must go on!” This famous saying dates to the 19th century and is originally credited to circus acts. Later it began circulating through all manner of performing arts, and even businesses. In the spring of 2020, however, Mt. Hood Community College’s theatre production of “The Miracle Worker” found itself cancelled due to COVID-19. At the time, MHCC’s Theatre Artistic Director, Mace Archer, was on sabbatical to join in various performances, himself, acros

Web Graphic. “It is better to be lucky than good” is a statement made when we have accomplished something that shouldn’t have succeeded. Very few individuals have embodied the saying more than Timothy Dexter, who despite his god complex, lack of education, and general eccentricity managed to strike gold in many of his monetary, as well as his social, escapades. Dexter is truly one of the luckiest individuals to have ever walked the Earth. Born on Oct. 23, 1747, he was not an

Web Photo Not all hauntings are by ghosts. We can be haunted by guilt, debt, our choices, our feelings, or simply by our past. We can also be haunted by the thoughts and feelings invoked in a fantastic bit of media, such as Netflix’s “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” Created by Mike Flanagan, who was also the screenwriter for “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Bly Manor” is set in a sleepy country manor just outside London, England. The story finds inspiration from the works of Victor

Web Graphic. After having released many singles over the past few years, Chicago-based indie group Slow Pulp at last presented their debut album, “Moveys,” earlier this month, a work obviously confident, creative, and quite familiar, all the same. Inhabiting a genre filled with catchy basslines and melodramatic prose (meant in the best way possible, of course), Moveys does not disappoint. If anything, it is a testament to its creators’ ultimate comfort in their performance, e