Managing editor and award-winning writer Jaxyn Good examines the possibilities with malls and a generation who grew up deprived of such traditional social gatherings.
A 57-hour-long playlist, full of gay hall-of-famers, reverberated in Las Positas’s Cultural Community Center on shuffle. The drone of an art rock classic, David Bowie's "Heroes,” cued the dance portion of LPC’s Gay Prom. The chorus repeated:
“We can be heroes, just…
A silky vapor fills the mouth. Heavier than a breath, thick enough for the tongue to feel. It’s smooth but hot against the back of the throat. It might prompt a burning cough. What began as a liquid becomes a sticky residue…
Pageant queen Dedra Bauer appears handpicked from a fairy tale, with her bright-eyed smile and sparkling list of accolades. Bauer’s upbeat, melodic voice evoked Disney princess vibes when she graced Las Positas’ Cultural Community Center with her royal demeanor. She exuded a…
A smooth bossa nova track introduced Las Positas to a taste of authentic Brazilian music. A cover of “Triste” by Antônio Jobim, transformed the Main Stage Theater into an intimate, dimly lit dive bar in Rio de Janeiro. The Edu…
Comedian Ashley Padilla is a breakout star on Saturday Night Live whose skits keep going viral. And her roots trace all the way back to Livermore. Jaxyn Good, managing editor of The Express, has the story of Padilla's journey and what she…
The way Ashley Padilla commands the Saturday Night Live stage, melting into her characters, it’s easy to forget that even that most excessive mom-bob isn’t actually her hair. That after curtain calls, she doesn’t leave Rockefeller Center in a Honda Odyssey…
Design major Jasmine Doan joined the Art and Design Club to connect with other artists. Beyond the creative endeavours of pumpkin-painting and sticker-making, club members bond over a new passion: frustration with their club’s pending eligibility and lack of funding.
To become…
In the midst of a muggy Chicago summer, Mason Bruce witnessed the scale of professional American basketball firsthand.
The United Center crowd pulsed with enough energy to power the city. Eyes locked in on the court. Fans relinquished their emotions to the…
Adhering to the post-football game tradition, on a Friday evening in October, a group of high-schoolers gathered at an In-N-Out in Burbank for a celebratory cheeseburger.
The youth gathered around the pickup counter like a barricade at a concert. Phones out. Shoving…