Aylish Turner

Violent, vulgar and visceral. Prime Video sensation “The Boys” doesn’t shy away from shocking its audience with a world of truly despicable supervillains and equally complicated antiheroes. In celebration of the recently released fourth season and in anticipation of the final fifth season of the show, supersuits designer Laura Jean Shannon, VFX supervisor Stephan Szpak-Fleet and makeup head of department Leslie Sebert gave The Daily Californian a peek into how they bring the characters to life.

As a historical center of technological research and development, it’s no surprise that students at UC Berkeley have grown up immersed in social media. Watching vloggers and streamers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok introduced many to the world of lifestyle blogging. Facing isolation and boredom during the COVID-19 quarantine, some students turned to documenting their lives as a form of self-expression.

In the wake of their latest album release, Feeling Not Found, Origami Angel made a pit stop on Nov. 6 at the Great American Music Hall. Joined by opening acts Forests, Macseal and Arm’s Length, their raw, Midwest-emo-adjacent power transported the audience from the intimate and flamboyant Rococo venue to the dimly lit, grungy basement of your childhood friend’s cousin’s boyfriend’s mom.