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Lara Jean Song Covey. The protagonist in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, a stationery aficionado and an inadvertent symbol of shining hope. She traverses high-school life as a middle-of-the-road student, mostly content in her ordinariness, before hitting an abrupt swerve on the turn-laden road of life at the climax of her story– the
Plus-sized models are on the rise. Some are already famous and some are still in the making, but most are from the west. I am a plus-size girl and an Asian and I want an Asian model to represent girls like me. I am a big girl and I have been told that a lot. I
Young adult books have been taking over the entertainment industry for years now, especially in the rom-com and dystopian niches. A typical fixture that dominates the cinematic universe? White people. Latin characters? White people. Black characters? White people. Asian characters? White people. Overweight characters? White people in a fat suit. You seem to get the picture,
Take thirty seconds to name as many major Asian characters on the American small screen as you can. Got a list? Good. Now subtract any characters that are/have tiger moms (sorry, Jessica Huang!), have a thick foreign accent (remember Apu from The Simpsons?), or fall under any other toxic Asian stereotypes. How many characters do
In a recent interview from Love Magazine with model Kendall Jenner, Jenner reveals her place as a privileged model. “Since the beginning, we’ve been super selective about the shows I would do. I was never one of those girls who would do like 30 shows a season or whatever the f*ck those girls do. More
You’ve never heard country music like this before. While the genre has faced some skepticism in the past, Brandon Stansell is delivering on a whole new level. As one of the few openly gay country artists, Stansell is working hard and using his music to change the stigma around the LGBTQ community. He is no
‘This is Iraq’ is a hip-hop song performed by 33-year-old rapper I-NZ, whose real name is Majid, who was born in Scotland to Iraqi parents, brought up in New Zealand and currently lives in Dubai. Majid is identified as an Iraqi-Kiwi, which stands for Iraq-New Zealand and is also his hip-hop cognomen. I-NZ released the
The First Purge, released on the 4th of July, is a chilling prequel to the Purge series. It follows Nya, her younger brother Isaiah and their friends as they try to survive the first experimental purge taking place on Staten Island. The First Purge provides exposition to the rise of a new political party in America, the NFFA
If you’re anything like me, when you started wearing makeup, it didn’t look anything like it does on those Instagram models. From flashback troubles to creasing, learning what works for you can be quite a slippery slope. You don’t have to immediately go to Sephora and buy the most expensive foundation, nor do you need
Labeled as a model to watch, 20-year-old British model, Sonny Turner, has made a name for herself in the fashion industry. From modeling for several Aerie campaigns to using her social media prowess as an influencer for Fenty Beauty, Sonny has many brand name campaigns under her belt and continues to amaze the modeling world
In today’s fashion industry, diversity and representation are massive determining components when it comes to the success of a brand. If a brand doesn’t represent their customers in an accurate way, then they are likely to get called out for it. This leads to modern luxury brands — such as Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and
“I could hide in your skin I could wear all your faces I could hide in your closet I could wear all your suits” – 3 Minutes by Mashrou’ Leila https://youtu.be/S5Tag1BwhqY This is the translation from Arabic of part of the first verse of the song, 3 Minutes, by the indie rock band known as
