With Valentine’s Day approaching, Cal Poly’s literary magazine Byzantium hosted its annual fundraiser, Loverspeak, a poetry night dedicated to the four-letter word: love. It was an emotional night of laughter and thought-provoking words. English graduate student David Llamas: “Amazon Review.” A hilarious, literal reading of an Amazon Review. English senior Bailey Satterfield: “Greatest Fear.” An intense look at […]
Tag: David Llamas
Posted inArts, Columns
‘Aloha’: Wandering narrative a waste of potential
Emma Stone as one quarter Hawaiian and one quarter Chinese? Not buying it.
Posted inArts, Reviews
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ a breath of fresh air for action blockbusters
It’s like ‘Babe,’ but in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Posted inArts, Reviews
Cinematic romances make last hurrah of season
From “Fifty Shades” to “The Age of Adaline.”
Posted inArts
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ delivers for hopeful fans
“Even though it’s only been in theaters a few days, I’ve already managed to see ‘Age of Ultron’ twice.”
Posted inArts, Columns
“While We’re Young:” Friendly, funny and tastefully critical
“While We’re Young” captures adulthood struggles in an accessible way.
Posted inArts, Reviews
Loverspeak 2015 showcases ‘Fifty Shades’ of love
Sometimes a clever Amazon review can have more literary merit than a widely read novel that sold more than 450 million copies.
Posted inAcademics, News, Student Life
Writing and Rhetoric Center hopes to widen its scope
The Writing and Rhetoric Center plans to expand its services to help students communicate on different platforms, not just with writing.
Posted inArts
Three years later, SLODOCO continues to thrive
When Jacob and Jessie Pickering set out to open a doughnut shop, they knew they wanted to do things differently. Jessie’s family had been in the doughnut business for quite some time, but she didn’t want to follow in her family’s footsteps exactly.