Archive for August, 2017
It is never untimely to speak up about the issues in rape culture. For those unaware of the definition, rape culture is normalizing sexual assault and abuse. As in, blaming the victim of assualt with a list of excuses that doesn’t fault the attacker in the slightest. A couple events inspired me to write this
New artists often struggle to survive in the music industry because they do not monetize their craft (which is understandable because it is a tricky process.) It used to be that you could sell a song on iTunes for 99 cents, and quickly that would add up to a lot of moolah. However, in today’s
“Spotify is the Netflix of the music world.” That statement might have held a little more clout before the emergence of Apple Music, but it still rings true to some people nonetheless. If you’re unaware or unsure about what Spotify is, it’s a streaming website/app where you can listen to playlists and albums of songs
Diversity today means something radically different than it did 50 years ago. With the emergence of new shoes and movies in previous years like Luke Cage, Fresh Off the Boat, Sense8, Dope, and Blackish, there is much more representation today than ever before. Gay people are no longer just the sassy sidekick, Asian people are no
By the end of next month, 3 Broadways shows that opened during the 2016-17 season, will have closed. 2 of these shows, Groundhog Day and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812″ received Best Musical Tony nominations, and the outlier, Bandstand, received the Tony Award for Best Choreography. Here’s a rundown of the 3 shows closing next month,
Do not be what you think society wants you to be. Be what you need you to be. Even if that’s not perfect. Do not let others control how you perceive your reality, because no matter who you are, you deserve to be loved and live a life full of beauty. A beauty that can only be
Taylor Swift is back, having teased and released her new song “Look What You Made Me Do,” as well as announced her upcoming album, all in this past week. The release of new music typically brings a tour. This is the case for Swift, who has already provided information on her website. As many celebrities, including
This poem describes that feeling when you are slowly transitioning to adulthood with all its baggage and missing your youthful days of being happy. You get into relationships, you realize you have roles to fulfill. It gets exhausting. I miss sleeping next to my mother I wish this sinking feeling could stop But isn’t
The inspiration for this poem is from all the injustice and division we have in our nation. We are one nation living among other nations in the same world. I feel that world peace is something unfathomable when we cannot ever find peace within our own nation first. We have the potential to bring each
The past two years have been tough for girl-group Fifth Harmony. With a sophomore debut that failed to achieve the type of success it had hoped for, the loss of a trusted bandmate, and extreme rumors that the group was surely splitting up, it is a wonder how the quartet has remained confident and hopeful.
This is a poem about something I’ve been trying to understand for a long time. Disappointment is a part of life, and often times it gets overlooked and treated like it’s an invalid, childish emotion. It shouldn’t be that way. I’ve been called a cynic for a long time. For a while, I didn’t know
Spain is an overwhelmingly beautiful country. With its architecture, history and culture, it swept me off my feet. I received a scholarship to study abroad in Madrid for four weeks over the past summer where I immersed myself into Spanish culture and daily life with Spanish classes and strolls through the city centre. From celebrating
