When two giants collide, you can bet I want a front-row seat! Well, kind of a front-row seat. I’ll settle for close enough to the action where I can feel like I’m right there, but far enough away that I can’t become a casualty. So in front of my living room TV was the perfect location for me to catch Godzilla vs. Kong last week. Although there was a lot going on with the socially distant Easter celebrations with the fam and friends, I still made it my business to catch the blockbuster. 

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Choices seem to litter a person’s life regardless of their occupation. For actor Gianni Paolo he was faced with a life-altering decision at a young age. Having grown up in Providence, Rhode Island, Paolo was on track to be a successful athlete. In high school, he played hockey for the Quebec Junior Hockey League. However, the sport wasn’t his only passion. With what little free time he had, Paolo enrolled in improv and acting classes and discovered his love for performance. 

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Many new artists have paved their way into the music industry in the last couple of years. Yebba is one of those artists, she brings a breath of fresh air into the industry with her songs full of heart and emotion. 

Being the daughter of a preacher Yebba also known as Abigail Elizabeth Smith grew up singing gospel music inspired by the late Aretha Franklin who grew up in a similar way. Yebba was raised in Arkansas and as a little girl, she always knew she wanted to create music that had a soul and meaning. 

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Social media possesses the unique ability to garner major clientele that normally wouldn’t have access to up-and-coming designers. The digital sphere has proved that it can be an integral tool for creatives to share their work. All it takes is one celebrity to see, love, and share a breakout designer's work for the new designer to reach stardom.

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Trying to make it in Hollywood as an actor or actress can prove to be an impenetrable challenge. Some people spend years auditioning and spend thousands of dollars on acting coaches just to fall short of nailing the role that they had been so eager to earn. Hollywood has its way of forcing people to mold themselves into characters that don't quite fit their persona, which is not a simple thing to do. But like everything in life, there are normally exceptions to the rule. Actor Lucas’Black’s southern pride proves to be the exception that rarely ever makes it to the big screen. 

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In artistic fields, people are driven away out of fear for not being able to support themselves as a creator. Despite these anxieties, passion is ultimately what drives the artist, not distresses about income or specialized training. California-based artist Christen Austin shifted from an education in science to a career as an artist. She has become an artist that works on “Capturing the essence of African American culture within a beautifully modern and surreal aesthetic.”

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