Category Opinion & Editorial

ABOUT 20 YEARS ago, Alex Hirsch, a student at the California Institute of the Arts, set out to make a low-budget short animated film that he hoped would become a demo reel one day. It was called “Gravity Falls” … you have perhaps heard of…

Some Springfield residents made their voices known about their thoughts on Flock cameras last weekend at the No Kings protests in Springfield and Eugene. BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE

As consumers of American entertainment, we are well-versed in heroic action. A hero runs into a burning building to rescue a child. A hero administers lifesaving CPR to save a heart attack victim. A hero tackles a gunman before they can take the life of…