Web Graphic. Greetings, my goblins and ghouls of mayhem! Halloween is fast approaching, and you know what that means: It’s time to break out the popcorn and PJs for a good Halloween movie at home. Halloween is personally my favorite time of year, so I take a good scary film very seriously. The way I see, it even the ones that are not so creepy but are more family oriented can still put you in the spooky spirit. I took the time to stockpile a list of some of what I feel are th

MHCC Student Lucia Faith shows off a recent piece. Photo provided by Lucia Faith. Historically, artistic talent has always flourished, in many ways, during times of high stress and frightening uncertainty. But very few artists truly capture and reflect the collective unease of our time as does MHCC student Lucia Faith, in every piece. Each of Faith’s works evokes a composed savagery, every strikingly bold color and stroke intricately contrasted with the rest. She intricately

Web Graphic The release dates, pre-order dates, suggested retail prices, and technical specifications for both the PlayStation 5 and next generation XBox gaming consoles were announced in mid-September. There is a lot going on with these machines and for many gamers the decision on which to buy will be a major investment. The Advocate is here to help your decision with a comparison of the competitors’ consoles. We’ll start with the PlayStation 5, as its two versions are ident

Web Graphic. If you’ve ever watched the FX animated series “Archer,” you likely know it’s chock full of a mix of both adult and sophomoric humor. The idle clicker-style game for iOS and Android mobile devices, “Archer: Danger Phone,” follows the cheeky style of the television show in the most delightfully reprehensible way possible. The premise of “Danger Phone” is that the world’s economy has collapsed and Algernop Krieger, the mad scientist member of the Archer crew, has cr

Web Graphic. To accept the idea of the “hometown” that is to be eventually moved on from is to accept that youthful memories exist only to die or to be rewritten later. In childhood, one’s hometown is all of existence itself; familiar, immediately exciting to explore, then invariably dull and constricting. As one reaches adolescence, the instinct to leave as quickly as possible to begin to spread one’s wings is very much seen as a rite of passage in the United States. But to

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Web Graphic. With 2020 bringing another polarizing presidential election, the term “voter suppression” is one that has re-emerged and been discussed a great deal. In the new Amazon documentary “All In: The Fight for Democracy,”, this issue is addressed at length and in detail. A particular focus is placed on how it affected the 2018 governor’s race in the state of Georgia between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp. Having been produced in part by Abrams, the film unsurprisingly h

Without a doubt, the year 2020 seems like simultaneously the longest and quickest decade I have ever lived through. I have vague recollections of starting the year watching the news about the wildfires in the Australian outback, and now in September find myself experiencing similar blazes practically in my own backyard. We have experienced the impeachment of a president, mass protests and riots, and the outbreak of the worst pandemic in at least a century. Social media makes

We have all heard a legend, at least once in our life. Web Graphic Whether it be about the Boogeyman or the famous Dracula, the Wolfman or the creatures lurking at the bottom of the lake, a tale is passed down from generation to generation and sometimes used as a warning, a way to keep small children in check, a way to explain certain actions – or, simply just a fun way to scare those willing to listen. It’s best to start with one of the greats: the legendary Wolfman. Accordi

Web Graphic With all the extra, quarantine-related time we have, it is a great opportunity to start new hobbies or find new games or activities that you can enjoy – including “Magic: The Gathering,” a traditional trading card game that has been around for years. The game publishers have over 2,000 thousand different cards at this point, growing with their most recent set, “Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths.” “Magic” was the first major trading card game that was a massive success and

Web Graphic Over the course of the last decade, movie theaters have slowly had to adapt and accept the fact that the growing adoption of video streaming services are putting the traditional theater business out of commission. But with COVID-19 forcing hundreds of millions of individuals to wait out the pandemic in self-quarantine, theaters around the world continue to suffer even more dramatically. With no clear end to social distancing orders in sight, what will happen to th

Web Graphic As though magically re-materialized from thin air at just the right moment, the Emmy Award-winning animated series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” returned to streaming giant Netflix’s catalog earlier this month, and little did we know just how much we would soon come to appreciate it once again. Many would consider it a defining work of art for the current generation. Upon viewing this relatively short narrative epic, there is little question why: The Eastern cultu

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Web Graphic Though primarily known as the world’s “most popular and authoritative source for movies, TV and celebrity content,” the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) has also quickly risen through the ranks to become one of the web’s largest and most respected aggregators of film and television reviews. With the help of these aggregated ratings, IMDb has put together a list of the 250 highest-rated movies of all time. But is its No. 1 movie really worthy of its rank? Release

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Web Graphic The popular and pleasing Nintendo game character “Kirby” celebrated his 28th birthday in April, and it would be awful if we didn’t give credit where credit is due. In April 1992, Nintendo started up the Kirby game series, with developers Masahiro Sakurai and Satoru Iwata being the main driving force. Sakurai and Iwata were great partners for many years and made plenty of amazing Kirby games together, but in the year 2015 that all changed: That July, the beloved ga

Web Graphic When the need to stay put begins to feel more and more excruciating as the days go on, the need to distract oneself increases evermore, as well. While streaming services have, of course, existed in great popularity for quite some time before our world’s current calamity, it seems their ability to scratch that particular itch has become an invaluable one to millions everywhere. Movie theaters have always been generally considered to be king when it comes to the pot

The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival in 2019. Bethany Fallgren|The Advocate The weekend of April 24-26 was to have been a high note for the Mt. Hood campus. Since 2004, MHCC has longed for the return of its annual, full-menu Jazz Festival. With naming rights and sponsorships secured once again, this year, big plans were made for a campuswide event that brought together jazz bands from 75 high schools and middle schools across Oregon and beyond – as well as professional performing artis