Building the Future of Live, Interactive Entertainment

WRITERS: BT Salle-Widelock and Semira Robinson  REPORTERS: Jacob Taichman-Bernstein, Zadie Winthrop, Eliza Gould and Taylor Elliot  (FROM: Phillips Academy Andover, San Rafael High, Redwood High, Sir Francis Drake High, Tamalpais High, The Urban School of San Francisco schools)

As a young boy, Bhatia would crawl out of his bed at four in the morning, shirking comforters and leaping towards his favorite video games. Now, as the Head of Music Engineering at Twitch, Randeep Bhatia and his team of engineers are building products and techniques to navigate music technology for their community of users and creators.

FastForward Spends An Afternoon With Gary Sinise

WRITERS/REPORTERS: Kylie Sebastian, Zadie Winthrop and Jackie Chin (FROM: Freshman, San Domenico, Urban High and Convent Sacred Heart Preparatory)

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

Tom Hanks’ unforgettable character, Forrest Gump, uttered that famous line as he sat on the very bench we saw before us. We were at the Gary Sinise Foundation office in Los Angeles, and our eyes scanned not only the bench and the box of chocolates but the accolades, letters, posters and photos covering the office’s floor-to-ceiling walls. We could see Sinise as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump and as astronaut Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13, detective Jimmy Shaker in Ransom, George in Of Mice and Men and as Mac Taylor in the long-running TV series CSI: NY. 

An Omazing Experience

REPORTERS/WRITERS: Jackie Chin, Kylie Sebastian and Zadie Winthrop

Would you like to win a walk-on role in a Star Wars movie? Go shopping with Julia Roberts? How about a chance to meet Ed Sheeran backstage, then watch him perform from a front-row seat? Thanks to Omaze, an online fundraising platform, you just might enjoy unforgettable experiences like these—without spending your life savings.

Omaze is dedicated to helping people through fun and innovative philanthropy. The company plans personal experiences with entertainers, pro athletes, and other celebrities, and for as little as $10 you can enter for a chance to win one of those once-in-a-lifetime prizes. The sweepstakes raise money for a diverse group of charities chosen by the celebrity, ranging from children’s hospitals to homeless aid and community programs.