In the age of mega-action and special effect packed blockbusters, more thoughtful films are growing increasingly harder to come by. With box-office takeovers of superhero movies, thought-provoking movies have had a harder time with distribution and funding. Indie movies were given smaller releases and were playing at less theaters. Slowly but surely, this seems to
This year brought us the resurgence of the romantic comedy, a genre that had petered out by the time 2010 rolled around. In 2013, there wasn’t a single rom-com in the year’s top 100 movies. It seemed like studios had exhausted their resources of actors and storylines – if there was to ever be a
Contrary to popular belief, Africa is not a country. It is a continent. It should be known that “African” can be such an umbrella term. A very wide, very obscure umbrella. Not only are there differences between countries (of course), but there are also vast differences between the cities of those countries and the tribes
If you’re anything like me this year, Valentines Day is a day dedicated all to ME and making myself feel good! I figured why not share some unique, fun and creative Valentines Day festivities (in the DMV) that have been created to encourage self-love and self-care on this couple-infested day. Here’s my list of Top
If you haven’t been living under a rock lately, you’ll know that people have been tweeting about laundry detergent—but specifically about eating Tide Pods. There are many variations of the meme, from editing them onto Hot Pocket boxes to making a viral tweet showing photos of a pizza before and after that was topped with the
La Casa Bakery & Cafe is a family-owned restaurant in Houston, Texas. It boasts handmade foods from chips to conchas. It is owned by Trinidad Garza, who has been baking for over fifty years. He immigrated to the United States when he was younger, and opened La Casa a few years ago. However, the restaurant
When I was questioning and coming to terms with my sexuality, I started seeking out every queer female character I could find in mainstream media. It was challenging to find shows that I felt accurately represented me and the way I felt, especially because I was Questioning and no one ever really talks about or
Drebae Masters The Art of Social Media Evelyn Atieno It’s very rare that you meet genuine and positive people in this world, Deandre Clark (popularly known as Drebae) is one of them. Dre is an unapologetic queer and black makeup artist who is never afraid to tell his 79,000+ followers his views about the world. He is
Evelyn Atieno Court Kim Proves She Can Do It All Photographer: @dontemaurice, MUA: @mxllysue, hair: @yvonnechaveau, Styling: @longlivelonni, @alexisvinett, & @_nehaaa Court Kim is many things, a talk show host, creative and model; but she wants to be even more, she plans on world domination. On Her Early Years I was raised in a mostly
Rebekah Harding Meet Aaron Philip — The Disabled Model That Went Viral With her love for all things fashion and activism, Aaron Philip (@aaronphilipxo), has taken to twitter to share her passion with the world. Hailing from the Carribean Island of Antigua, Philip is a 16 year old aspiring model and creative based in NYC. This
In today’s society, everyone is familiar with love. We see it on TV shows, hear about it in songs, read about it, and lucky ones might even experience it. We all grow up wanting to be married and found our perfect match. Some of us even see every person from the other sex as a
Since the conception of Pop Culture Died in 2009 in late 2013, the blog has existed as an Internet anomaly. Functioning primarily as an early 2000s pop culture digest, PCD2009 has spent the better half of this decade enshrining the pink-sequined, Ed Hardy-douched, Von Dutched charm of the aughts within the matrices of tabloid journalism
