Staten Island's funny, yet dim-witted vampires are back for season 2 to deliver some much needed humor into people's homes.

The art of writing a catchy tune in this era of grim news is a special talent. Ryan Bratton shows this talent as a songwriter and producer. Bratton started a virtual rock group named The QuaranTeens™. He wrote and produced a humorous song called "Coronavirus Song" (COVID-19). The QuaranTeens’ song was then uploaded to YouTube as an official video.

Normally in Venice, CA or in the Bay Area, Dillon Forte etches the ancient miracle of the world's design on an expectant tattooees to the sound of Buddhist prayers, or trap music. That is, when California isn't under statewide self isolation.

The band kicked off the tour for their fourth studio album "Always Tomorrow" with back to back southern California shows.

Due to the pandemic, you can now take a close look at art exhibitions from the comfort of your living room. Museums are opening virtual tours and they are available for anyone and anywhere in the world.

Craig Zobel’s The Hunt has had quite the bad luck with its struggle of scoring a release date. The satirical horror film has been controversial with its graphic use of violence and dark humor, making it difficult for Universal and Blumhouse to release it.

These last few weeks are creating a new normal in the U.S, from businesses, to the lives of its citizens and even how people use the bathroom. In this hectic time all people can do is toi-let things run their course.

As college campuses across the country are sending students home for the remainder of the semester, many have found themselves with a bit more time on their hands than they had originally anticipated. While there are plenty of ways to stay productive - reading a book, organizing your room, going on a social distanced walk around the neighborhood - giving the brain a break has its benefits as well.

Life’s a beach. Or, it was for Californians before social distancing- defined for the first time this month by Merriam’s Webster as “the practice of maintaining a greater than usual physical distance from other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or objects in public places during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection.”

In the wake of the coronavirus, the SMC Music Department was severely affected as the challenge to transition such physical classes was immense. Performances were forced to cancel, along with some music classes. Now, they only meet online as they continue to spread the power of melody but it is not the same.

What does twenty bucks buy in the COVID-19 economy? Well, it can buy 23.8 rolls of toilet paper. While it’s probably smart to stock up on those, another Andrew Jackson can be used to stream one of several major motion pictures - still in theaters - at home.

For over two decades Santa Monica College (SMC) has provided it’s students with an experience known as the Student Sustainability Workshop, hosted by the Sustainable Works program on campus.

An invisible enemy threatens the globe and tests if the world is equipped to confront it. The equation presented in this docuseries: “Detect the case, isolate the case, then stop the chain of transmission.”

Contagion explores how healthcare professionals, government officials, and everyday people handle a global pandemic.

Santa Monica College’s (SMC) fashion department partners with Lucky Brand to prioritize and encourage sustainability among their design students with a “chop shop” where they use recycled fabric scraps to create fashion collections.

Nathan Sawaya, a New York City corporate lawyer turned contemporary artist, transformed over one million LEGO® bricks into more than 100 sculptures in California Science Center's new exhibit "The Art of the Brick" which opened Friday, Feb. 28.

Elizabeth Prevolos, founder of the Parenting Student Network (PSA), is a mother of two children, and a full-time student looking to major in Sociology and Gender Studies. Her goal is to transfer to UCLA, while building up a network that will support parenting students at Santa Monica College (SMC) in the meantime.

A display case of letters written by the famous women’s rights activist, Alice Stone Blackwell, attracted a small crowd of museum visitors on Thursday March 5, during the grand opening of the “All Is Possible: Women’s Suffrage in California” Exhibition at the Santa Monica History Museum. The exhibition is open in tandem with Women’s History Month and will run until June 6.

John Maul is the solo artist of his own sold-out gallery exhibition in Los Angeles (LA). He also happens to be in his mid-sixties and have non-verbal learning disability (NVD). “Well, it’s not that he’s completely non-verbal,” explains Page Wery.

On February 29 was the official opening for the new exhibit Unreality at SMC’s Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery. Showcasing works by Lisa Adams and Kelly McLane. The exhibit is free and will be on display until Saturday, March 28.