Glorious, For Real: GloRilla at The Novo 4/15
If you are able, please see female rappers live, not just in your car or at a pregame; their artistry deserves more credit than that. If you need to hype…
A Silent Threat Looming Over Our Unhoused Neighbors: What History Can Tell Us About What To Expect Before The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Olympics, nearby unhoused communities face mounting uncertainty.
Thee Sacred Souls
They are not performers really. It comes out naturally. Like living through feel, they flow. To produce and then live with it, as they do, feels different to me than…
“Girl, Put Your Records On”: Corinne Bailey Rae at The Novo 4/2
Corinne Bailey Rae’s performance at the Novo was an impressive display of emotion, genre-bending, and political awareness.
Star Trek’s “Prime Directive:” An Exercise in Cultural Relativism
“By [positioning] the Prime Directive’s ethical implications as a crucial plot point of many Star Trek episodes, the franchise also recognizes the many complexities which inevitably arise when a concept…
The Revolution Won’t Liberate You, but a Nose Job Will
This framing of plastic surgery is a ploy to make these cosmetic alterations increasingly marketable and acceptable — even encouraged — in a space where cultural notions of beauty are…