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Palo Alto High School's Arts and Culture Magazine

C Magazine

Palo Alto High School's Arts and Culture Magazine

C Magazine

Palo Alto High School's Arts and Culture Magazine

C Magazine

Ellen Chung

Ellen Chung, Online Editor-In-Chief

All content by Ellen Chung
Hip Hop's Newest Wave

Hip Hop’s Newest Wave

Meet 88rising—a mass media company for the digital age that is bridging the gap between the eastern and western hip-hop scenes.
Ellen Chung and Ellie Fitton June 8, 2020
Fa(s/he)ion

Fa(s/he)ion

Androgynous fashion combines traditionally female and male items of clothing into a unisex outfit. In the 21st century, this neutral lookis growing in popularity, and the variety that comes with gender-fluid clothing allows for everyone to have a place in fashion regardless of gender identity.
Sophia Baginskis and Ellen Chung April 22, 2020
Behind the Scenes: Tower Building

Behind the Scenes: Tower Building

Many of Paly’s staff work in the tower building, taking on responsibilities crucial to the daily functioning of the school. C Magazine interviews two essential staff members – Ms. Queen and Mrs. Gardiner – and delves into their passions, both at and outside of Paly.
Ellen Chung and Claire Li February 29, 2020
Copycat Couture

Copycat Couture

In an effort to generate profIts, corporate retail brands often approprIate culture and steal from artists without giving due credit or payment.
Leslie Aboytes and Ellen Chung October 15, 2019
Art by Ellen Chung

Only Human

Confining, ignorant and harmful, the “model minority” myth continues to affect an entire demographic of diverse individuals.
Ellen Chung, Ashley Guo, and Sophie Jacob October 15, 2019
Rebecca Cheng - From Art to Activism

Rebecca Cheng – From Art to Activism

As an artist tackling issues of racism and injustice, Rebecca Cheng has faced pushback through censorship, due to concerns regarding her art’s suitability for public viewing. Despite these barriers, Cheng’s artistic journey has evolved to use non-traditional mediums to illustrate a personal narrative and criticize the inequalities in our modern society.
Claire Li, Kimi Lillios, and Ellen Chung May 6, 2019
Sleep Tight

Sleep Tight

What drives the sleeping mind to unconsciously fabricate vivid narratives that may reflect aspects of our lives? This remains one of humanity’s most intricate mysteries, revealed through compelling personal stories.
East in the West

East in the West

East Asian pop culture has been integrated into the Western world, influencing the Lo-fi music genre and its design.
Ellen Chung and Isabella Moussavi December 6, 2018
The Artful Scheme

The Artful Scheme

Behind the pristine white walls of art galleries, there lies a hidden secret. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and due to the subjective nature of art, the art market can be manipulated to benefit criminals and art sellers at the expense of aspiring artists.
Ashley Guo and Ellen Chung October 17, 2018
Arts + Science

Arts + Science

C Magazine explores the unlikely intertwining of two opposing subjects — art and science — and the importance of incorporating this new duo into society.
Angie Cummings, Ashley Guo, Isabel Hadly, and Ellen Chung September 16, 2018

Girls, Girls, Girls!

Intersectional feminism is a movement that is frequently mentioned in the media, but what does it mean? Paly's intersectional feminism club gives us some insight into what this branch of feminism entails.
Ellen Chung and Mahati Subramaniam March 22, 2018

Global Glam

Makeup has been used across cultures for centuries and has developed throughout time. Beauty ideals are everywhere but still differ drastically from country to country. Most are familiar with the winged eyeliner and smokey eyes that are popular here in America, but here’s a visual guide to help aid your understanding of cosmetology from around the world.
Ellen Chung, Claire Li, and Mahati Subramaniam March 22, 2018
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