The Half Of It: Beyond Queering The Romcom
Alice Wu’s new queer coming-of-age film, The Half of It (released May 1 on Netflix), follows two high school seniors -- queer booksmart...
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Sarah Oladele
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
In Conversation With: Cimo Fränkel
I always tell myself to make a more conscious effort to listen to international music, so when I came across Cimo Fränkel, I was...
Ariel Parrella-Aureli
- May 27, 2020
- 4 min
Chicago Hip-Hop/R&B Collective ‘Rosebud Allday’ Debuts ‘Buds Vol. 1’
Chicago hip hop and R&B art collective Rosebud Allday had big plans for summer until the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting Rosebud’s...
Sarah Oladele
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Insecure Review: S4 E7 ‘Lowkey Trippin’
For those of you who have been defending Molly’s actions, particularly those towards Issa, it seems like your fave is finally reaping a...
Karen Chalamilla
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Töme: Bigger Than 4 Walls
Töme made her debut with a self-recorded (via iPhone), acoustic EP, One with Self. But really, the Toronto based singer/songwriter has...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
‘WESTSIDE’ by Clive Mercury Music Video Premiere
Photo by Serena Brown The lockdown has put the world in a precarious situation - with many things more or less coming to a halt. As I...
Karen Chalamilla
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Insecure Review: S4 E6 ‘Lowkey Done’
“Little girl be fair, show yourself care” [as seen on Issa’s wall] from ‘Girl Blue’ by Stevie Wonder Apologies are in order. In my review...
Paula Abu
- May 17, 2020
- 4 min
The One About Viola Davis
My first run in with the force that is Viola Davis was in the Academy Award nominated 2011 picture The Help. I was a 13-year-old...
Alexander Kloss
- May 16, 2020
- 4 min
Why We Can’t Stop Scrolling: Netflix’s Inescapable Allure
Like almost every deprived sports fan these days, I’m avidly keeping up with The Last Dance—the Netflix documentary about Michael...
Habiba Katsha
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
No Signal Radio: Uniting the Black Diaspora
It’s a really weird time for everyone right now and I’m sure no one would have predicted 2020 to end up anything like this. As we’re...
Tobi Kyeremateng
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott: A Lesson on Black Sisterhood
The first time I heard a Jill Scott track, I remember feeling like I had no business listening to ‘Grown Women Music’. There I was - a...
Paula Abu
- May 12, 2020
- 4 min
Insecure Review: S4 E5 'Lowkey Movin' On'
I promise I wanted to approach this article being able to defend Molly even a little bit. I genuinely had hope that last episode would be...
Danielle Wright
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Let’s Bring Back The Eight Counts
With the music industry steadily changing, the factors involved in evolving an artist into a superstar has shifted along with it, one of...
Naila Aroni
- May 8, 2020
- 5 min
Master Manipulators & Sadistic Sociopaths:
interrogating the misogyny behind iconic female villains “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster....
Ope Oduwole
- May 5, 2020
- 4 min
Insecure Review: S4 E4 'Lowkey Losin it'
Gather round. You're most likely wondering why I've brought you all together. We need to discuss the lack of character development in...
Sarah Oladele
- May 4, 2020
- 4 min
MASSIVE’s Cinema Shutdown: Blue Story
In the wake of today’s lockdown culture, so many people are coming up with new and inventive ways to connect online. Netflix started the...
Maya Williams
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
West Side Story: The Officer Krupke Problem
West Side Story is a musical by Stephen Sondheim where Tony, a former member of the Polish gang The Jets, and Maria, the sister to the...
Ope Oduwole
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Best of April 2020 Playlist
With everyone settling into a steady routine during lockdown, artists have taken the opportunity to release music in abundance. Coined as...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- Apr 28, 2020
- 3 min
Insecure Review: S4 E3 'Lowkey Thankful'
We're on episode 3 and this has been the best episode of the season thus far. From the writing, to the perfect music placement,...
Paula Abu
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
That’s So Raven: The Representation We Deserved
So I’m writing this with having just watched the final episode, it snuck up on me to tell the truth; one day I was belting the theme tune...
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