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If you have access to a Netflix account, a Twitter account, and had a few free hours this past weekend, then chances are you have already binged all ten episodes of the streaming platform’s latest binge watch worthy series “Emily in Paris.” Why? I don’t know. And I binge watched it too. Starring Lily Collins … Continue reading ‘Emily in Paris’ Needs to Go Back Home
How the best show of the year tests our understandings of consent, trauma, ourselves, and life itself The lines between reality and fiction are usually easy to discern. Dragons, magic, and wizards: fiction. A global virus pandemic, a presidential election, and wildfires: reality. However, in the HBO and co-produced BBC series “I May Destroy You,” … Continue reading ‘I May Destroy You’ Will Make You Interrogate Yourself
Paris Hilton has more than one voice. The voice you’re most likely most familiar with is the one that she used on her claim to fame reality show “The Simple Life” in the early 2000’s, where she and Nicole Ritchie played a version of themselves: rich girls among the poor. It was also that same … Continue reading ‘The Real Story of Paris Hilton’ is Deeply Shallow
How this perfect pop song from Gwen Stefani's debut solo album evokes emotions in me I once didn't think I was capable of ever feeling Songs have the power to make us recall the memories and emotions that have long since passed, are still fresh, or that we’re in the middle of experiencing. However, what … Continue reading A Reflection: Gwen Stefani’s ‘Cool’
How and why Lana Del Rey's "question to the culture" says just as much about herself as it does about her understanding of her role in the music industry The words that singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey sings and writes have always garnered her attention, for better or for worse. And today is no … Continue reading Lana Del Rey’s ‘question to the culture’ is not a question at all
Three years later, "Green Light" by Lorde still holds as much power as it did on its release day There is a certain electricity that comes with any release an artist gifts to their fans. Whether it be clothes (Beyonce's Ivy Park), perfume (Ariana Grande's 'thank u next'), or vagina smelling soap (Erykah Badu), it … Continue reading A Reflection: Lorde’s ‘Green Light’
Why I'm not worried about Sen. Bernie Sander's beliefs or policies, but I am worried about the sect of his supporters who put others down to raise their candidate and themselves up. The rift among democrats and two of the most popular democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders, has officially reached … Continue reading I’m not anti-Bernie Sanders, I’m anti-Bernie bros
Writer Lena Waithe's latest project is a modernized Bonnie and Clyde tale about the systemic racism in the United States that leads to the remembrance of the Black lives lost to ignorance and fear. A closing frame consisting of an overhead, out panning shot of two Black bodies riddled with lethal bullet wounds and drenched … Continue reading ‘Queen & Slim’ and the immortalization of Black lives
Bong Joon Ho's latest film examines the dangerous extremes people are willing to go to in order to survive in a brutally capitalistic world. "Why don't people in America like talking about class?" asks one of my media theory professors during class. "Because acknowledging the disparities in wealth in America goes against the idea of … Continue reading ‘Parasite’ disrupts the class warfare of capitalism
(Disclaimer: I began this piece back in December 2018, but did not finish it because of the all too frequent wicked combination of depression and procrastination, so here it is~ Note: All listed songs are linked in their titles to their YouTube video for you to check them out. Enjoy! P.S. Please know I am … Continue reading My (Not Yours! Mine!) Top Ten Songs of 2018
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