Bella Garcia

June 14, 2023

The Paradox of Escapism

“America’s Next Top Model" might make me momentarily forget about my misfortunes, but [it] is cheap, it is exploitation, it…

March 8, 2023

Jesymn Ward’s memoir “Men We Reaped,” published in 2013, documents the harrowing journeys of Black families that have lived in…

January 6, 2023

It’s frightening when your perception clashes with reality in a sharp, electric flash of clarity and anxiety. You're terrified that…

January 6, 2023

On February 24th, 2022, Mistki composed a Twitter thread in an attempt to communicate an intricate set of feelings to…

May 31, 2022

Euphoria reminds us of how we were reaching towards each other, needy and hopeless, looking for the love we wished…

April 24, 2022

It was week 2 when my roommates and I played “Encanto’s” nationally beloved song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” three…