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2 days ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Kimberly Aguirre
On a busy street in South Los Angeles stands a jungle of greenery, Avalon Nursery & Ceramics. Owner Maria Luz Lopez opened the business back in the 1980s. She was joined more recently by her granddaughter, Carolyna Ramirez. In this sound portrait produced by Annenberg Media’s Kimberly Aguirre, the grandmother-granddaughter duo reflects on how they’ve nurtured their business and their community over the years.
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1 week ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Kimberly Aguirre
In a tiny dorm kitchen, the gas burner clicked on and before long, tomatoes boiled in a large pot, and beans crackled in oil. In the background, an eclectic mix of music ranging from Bad Bunny to The Smiths blasted from a speaker as Sarai Mata and Emma Perez prepared their lunch.
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1 month ago | 
dailytrojan.com | Kimberly Aguirre |Fiona Feingold
There is no award for hosting an awards show and it feels as though there are very few benefits. The host role is a heavily scrutinized job. Hosting is so unpopular the Academy Awards experimented with a three-year hostless run from 2019 to 2021. And, honestly, it was completely fine. Some complained it left the show feeling structureless, but a meandering show is nowhere near as bad as sitting through an excruciatingly bad host. Hosting a major award show can be an honor for some.
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1 month ago | 
dailytrojan.com | Kimberly Aguirre |Fiona Feingold
During the 2016 election season, Michelle Obama famously called unto the attendees of the Democratic National Convention: “When they go low, we go high.” Her decree struck the hearts of many Democrats and became a motto for many well-intentioned liberals. Eight years later and with a second Donald Trump term underway, Democrats, and even Obama herself, are breaking away from the mantra. One such Democrat is content creator Suzanne Lambert.
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2 months ago | 
dailytrojan.com | Kimberly Aguirre |Hannah Contreras
After a long week of spelling quizzes, multiplication tables and four square games, elementary schoolers got a much-needed reward: seeing “Dog Man” in theaters. The stress of third grade washes away for 89 minutes of movie magic. No matter how the grade-wide spelling bee turned out, life is perfect for that moment. The same feelings of peace are entirely attainable for college students. Simply buy a ticket for “Dog Man.”“Dog Man,” for those unfamiliar, is the story of a half-dog-half-man cop.
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2 months ago | 
dailytrojan.com | Kimberly Aguirre |Alia Noll
“Saturday Night Live” is celebrating 50 years, and with it, the show is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at its long history. While the series’ quality shifts in the public’s perspective, the longstanding show remains popular even through its golden anniversary. Boasting iconic comedian alumni such as Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Tina Fey, behind-the-scenes information about the show is easily accessible through interviews, autobiographies and podcast appearances.
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2 months ago | 
uwire.com | Kimberly Aguirre
.flex_cell.av-1kapgcaz-376f11aaaa65173ffc28d51d93104275{vertical-align:top;}“Saturday Night Live” is celebrating 50 years, and with it, the show is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at its long history. While the series’ quality shifts in the public’s perspective, the longstanding show remains popular even through its golden anniversary.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
dailytrojan.com | Kimberly Aguirre |Fabian Gutierrez
Sometimes I feel like a broken record. I’m constantly writing about bigotry in comedy, and I’m nowhere close to the only one. Yet those same comics called out continue to be rewarded. To complain about them is to sort of play into their hand: Those concealing bigotry as comedy love to complain about “woke” media trying to “cancel” them. With Grammy nominations for Best Comedy Album going to Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle though, cancellation is clearly not a worry.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
dailytrojan.com | Aubrie Cole |Kimberly Aguirre
A wave of rose quartz and pale blue-clad CARATs crashed upon BMO Stadium Sunday evening as an ocean of fans eagerly waited to see their idols perform in Los Angeles. SEVENTEEN, a veteran K-pop group and global sensation, concluded the final leg of its United States tour, “[RIGHT HERE] WORLD TOUR” with two back-to-back nights of joy and excitement.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
dailytrojan.com | Hadyn Phillips |Kimberly Aguirre
Happy November, Trojan family! I know we’re past the trick-or-treating, but I’m still reminiscing over the past Halloweekend. This was my first Halloweekend since starting USC, as I’ve actually had the flu every year since coming. So, I decided to go all out. Planning eight and wearing five costumes, narrowing down what I wanted to be was harder than I thought. When looking for costumes last month, though, I started noting what was popular on social media.
