Singer Skylar Grey Talks Self-Producing and Solitude
It isn’t a stretch to say Skylar Grey is a music-industry veteran. Since signing publishing deals and recording contracts at 17, she’s worked alongside the likes of Dr. Dre, Eminem,…
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Relearning Faith in Quarantine Through Facebook Mass
Before Easter Sunday, the television in my den was only for entertainment. It was the same for the TV in my parents’ room, where I spent the summers of my…
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An Asian Girl on the Asian-Americans of Netflix
Asian-American characters: they’re rare, but they’re there. The summer of 2018 saw a sudden rise of Asian representation in mainstream Hollywood media, with the release of both Crazy Rich Asians…
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I Joined Noname’s Book Club and You Should Too
On Thursday, June 18th, Noname released “Song 33” in collaboration with producer Madlib. The single is barely over a minute long, wasting no time and pulling no punches regarding J.…
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The Problem with Online Therapy
It’s safe to say that this pandemic has changed everything we know about this world. And as we humans have been known to do since the dawn of civilization, we’ve…
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Isolation, the Internet, and Authenticity: A Q&A with Luna Montana
In these months of quarantine, I have been thinking a lot about the internet and I’m sure I’m not alone. With screen times skyrocketing, months worth of classes being conducted…
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What Going Viral on TikTok Taught Me About Cultural Appropriation
On TikTok, copying someone is the highest form of flattery. To get even one person to imitate you—whether that’s by copying your dance, lip-syncing your sound, repeating your joke, or…
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How to Be Anti-Racist When Everyone Is White
I’ll never forget how it felt leaving my predominantly Black school in Kenya for an overwhelmingly white one overseas. During my first few weeks, I’d furrow my brows in every…
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