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Why I’m Still Thinking About Tracy Chapman’s Grammy Performance: A Deep Dive into her Career, Legacy, and Timeless Message
April 24, 2024
Why I’m Still Thinking About Tracy Chapman’s Grammy Performance: A Deep Dive into her Career, Legacy, and Timeless Message
The internet’s instant reconnection with the ubiquitous memory of Chapman communicates her timeless appeal and how we can still learn…
“Squid Game: The Challenge” & The Game of Life under Capitalism
April 10, 2024
“Squid Game: The Challenge” & The Game of Life under Capitalism
The underlying messages of commodification and desensitization embedded within "Squid Game: The Challenge" stand in stark contrast to the conclusion…
Female Autonomy in Film: Comparing and Contrasting “Priscilla” and “Spencer”
February 23, 2024
Female Autonomy in Film: Comparing and Contrasting “Priscilla” and “Spencer”
“Priscilla” and “Spencer” are fixed on either side of a mirror. These films are more than the perfect double feature—…
Just to be Queer Here: “Bottoms” is Only the Beginning
January 19, 2024
Just to be Queer Here: “Bottoms” is Only the Beginning
This movie is more than a gay reclamation of the genre and tropes that excluded it for decades, it’s an…
The Musical Shift from Sound to Poetic Lyricism: A Rise in Feminine Qualities
November 16, 2023
The Musical Shift from Sound to Poetic Lyricism: A Rise in Feminine Qualities
This new wave of “girl music” reimagines “feminine rage” as a slow burn of emotion. It features introspective emotive songs…
Ew, That’s Such an Ick.: A Glossary for Modern Dating
November 3, 2023
Ew, That’s Such an Ick.: A Glossary for Modern Dating
It is common nowadays for one’s security in their romantic relationships – whether currently developing or already established – to…
Is Space Still the Place?: The Colonization of Imagined Spaces in Afrofuturism
July 20, 2023
Is Space Still the Place?: The Colonization of Imagined Spaces in Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism is a genre that combines ideas of space, technology, science fiction, and Blackness. Through the themes of technology and…
Shiv or be Shivved: Siobhan Roy’s Guide to the Corporate Man Club
July 18, 2023
Shiv or be Shivved: Siobhan Roy’s Guide to the Corporate Man Club
With four incredible seasons of tears, trifles, and traumas coming to an end, there is much to unpack, but what…
All’s (Un)Fair in Love, War, and the World of Sports
July 9, 2023
All’s (Un)Fair in Love, War, and the World of Sports
The reality though, is that sports is so male-dominated that women are constantly being left out of the conversation, or…
The Paradox of Escapism
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…