January 16, 2021By Lily Waywell
Warning: This article contains spoilers of His Dark Materials season two, episode six. Will Mary be safe in the third world, despite the soul-taking Spectres? Will Mrs. Coulter find Lyra? And Will Lyra and Will find Will’s father now they have the alithiometer back? Last week’s episode left us with numerous questions, but will they
January 16, 2021By Lily Waywell
Warning: This article contains spoilers of His Dark Materials season 2, episode 7 So we are finally at the end of season two of His Dark Materials! Last week’s episode left us with a whirlwind of emotions and questions including: Will Lyra and Will succeed in finding Will’s father? Are we going to see Lord
January 16, 2021By Helen Ehrlich
Coco Jones came bursting into homes around the world in 2012 as Roxy in the Disney Channel Original Movie “Let It Shine,” with her impressive voice and stage presence at just 14-years-old. She continued to make music, dropping her iconic hit “Holla at the DJ.” Coco didn’t receive much attention from Disney or mainstream coverage
January 13, 2021By Sophia Moore
If you’ve been on Twitter any time in the last few days, you might’ve caught wind of the controversy going down with Vogue‘s (US) latest cover. Just months after making headlines for featuring Harry Styles on the cover, Vogue US is making the news once again… but not for anything positive. The February 2021 edition
January 12, 2021By Dafny Flores
Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of sexual harassment and rape and may be triggering for some readers. This article also contains spoilers for the film Promising Young Woman. Throughout 2020, many films have been put on hold, delayed, or cancelled to help preserve the projection of movie theatres. As we near the award season,
January 12, 2021By Affinity Magazine Staff
By Addison Gallagher You may know her from the Disney+ show, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, or from her song, “All I Want,” from its popularity on TikTok. Now, Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single, “drivers license,” is taking the charts by storm. And if you’re not paying attention, you should be– because Olivia Rodrigo,
January 9, 2021By Joanna Hou
Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel, Waiting for the Night Song, is a powerful mystery that is simultaneously engaging and informative. The book is split into two main time periods, both featuring Cadie, a curious young girl turned climate researcher. The novel shifts between a former summer in Cadie’s life taken up by a crime she
January 8, 2021By Affinity Magazine Staff
A study carried out for the release of a book called The Rosie Project showed that the average woman will go on two blind dates in her life, while men will generally go on three as they look for the perfect partner. Famous people also go on blind dates and some of them have found
January 6, 2021By Mary Dodys
As we all remember, the first few days of 2020 were already a preview of the chaos the year would bring: talks of World War III, news of a growing epidemic, Kobe Bryant’s untimely death. By the end of the year, we were begging for the headlines to just stop. In the first few days
January 2, 2021By Affinity Magazine Staff
2020 may have been a terrible year for humanity as a whole — but it surely did not lack good music. Even during a pandemic, the world’s most gifted artists were able to display talent and innovation through excellent bodies of work, constantly raising the bar in the industry. Before moving on to the sounds
January 2, 2021By Sophia Moore
As a Southern California-native, I love Disneyland. Like many, I have nothing but fond memories of the park and love going whenever possible. Since the pandemic, of course, Disneyland Anaheim has been shut down and it’s unclear when the park is slated to open back up. Enter: the lovely Internet. Specifically, TikTok. User @mousekegamer uploaded
January 2, 2021By Sophia Moore
If you’ve been on TikTok any time in the past few months, you’ve probably seen or heard about Ratatouille: the Musical. The fan-made, collaborative project was born out of TikTok user Emily Jacobsen’s (@e_jaccs) viral audio. After the original audio circulated, ambitious creators across the platform threw their hats in the ring too. And now,