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HANNON THEATRE PREPARES Loyola's holiday play

October Artist Spotlight: Wong And Ondrey

JULIAN ANGELO '27, CONTRIBUTOR November 10, 2024

In this month’s “Artist Spotlight,” the undiscovered prowess of students will be explored in Loyola’s community by highlighting select artists across a range of creative disciplines and their...

COMBS STANDING PROUDLY months before accusations

Diddle Me This: Sean Combs’ Downfall

SEAN KESHISHIAN '27, CONTRIBUTOR November 10, 2024

Sean “P. Diddy” Combs: producer, performer, and predator. After a successful, albeit controversial stint working for Uptown Records, the aspiring rapper/producer known as P. Diddy was fired for “creative...

SNL PANDERS to audiences on social media

After 50 Years, SNL Starts “Clip Farming”

LUKE LONDONO '26, CONTRIBUTOR November 10, 2024

After 50 years on air, the world-renowned sketch comedy show is bound to change and adapt to meet the demands of the nonstop entertainment industry. It’s clear that Saturday Night Live (SNL) executive...

JOKER FINALLY RETURNS to the big screen

“Joker: Folie a Deux”: No One’s Laughing Now

RONNY GONZALES '25, CONTRIBUTOR November 10, 2024

“Joker: Folie à Deux” has unfortunately gone down the same path as every other blockbuster sequel this decade. It’s bad. The first “Joker” film cemented itself as a modern classic, acclaimed...

Dennis Quaid Surrounded By His Many Previous Roles

Life Is One Grand, Sweet Song; “Reagan” Is Not

HARRY WANG '25, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 6, 2024

Sometimes, a movie hits the big screen and you wonder if Hollywood forgot to check if it's actually, you know, good. That's exactly the case with “Reagan,” the latest attempt at a presidential biopic...

Poster Features Familiar Faces And New Cast

Beetlejuice Returns A Nostalgic Classic

JACOB LEE '26, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 6, 2024

Hollywood loves reviving old franchises. Name titles during recent years, such as "Ghostbusters" or "Indiana Jones," could barely please more long-standing fans as they lacked that balance between charm...

Playlist* Brings Back Summer Vibes

Is Pop Music Fun Again? (No.)

BEN FOWKES '25, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 6, 2024

Is Pop Music Fun again? In short, no. While there is still the occasional pop anthem release, the overall quality of the genre has drastically and noticeably decreased. For the past couple of decades,...

Enrique Huerta '25 Meeting Marvel Director Jon Favreau

Is The Future Of Marvel Doomed?

ENRIQUE HUERTA '25, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 6, 2024

To say it’s been a rough couple of years for the once-prosperous Marvel Cinematic Universe would be an understatement. Fans were looking to “Deadpool & Wolverine” as the film that finally ends...

Aaron Williams '26 poses with a set from "The Godfather"

Behind The Scenes At The Academy: “The Godfather”

AARON WILLIAMS '26, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 6, 2024

Widely regarded as two of the greatest pieces of cinema in history, “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II” are currently featured in Los Angeles’ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The Academy’s...

Ryan Times Headshot 2023

Remembering Ryan Times ‘23

Lucas Damasco and Samuel Rogers April 28, 2023

Over spring break, Ryan Times ‘23 was tragically struck by a train in Carlsbad while on vacation with three other students. He was remembered by many as a kid who always had a huge, happy grin on...

Letter from the Editors-in-Chief

Bowen Kim and Thomas Catalano September 16, 2022

Welcome back, Cubs! We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the biggest stories from “New School Policies” to “Kicking Off Summer in Tijuana: Baja Build 2022!” The Loyalist is the largest co-curricular...

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