Pop Culture


Rita Ora wears a traditional outfit in honor of Kosovo Independence Day

Rita Ora is more than a tabloid headline, and it’s time we treat her as such

Darija Katolik
[Image description: Jeremy Pope, Darren Criss, and Laura Harrier as their Hollywood characters sitting in a theatre in formal wear, watching a movie.] Via LA Times

Netflix’s Hollywood: the best way to tell a true story is to reinvent it

Amal Als
[Image description: Diana, Matthew, and Pierre in A Discovery of Witches season 2] ©Sky UK Ltd.

Inside ‘A Discovery of Witches’ with Costume Designer Sarah Arthur

Olivia Gacka

Asami (left) and Korra (right) holding hands, facing each other and stepping into the Spirit portal.

Forget Avatar, its spinoff Legend of Korra gave me a realistic hero

Natalia Ahmed
[Image Description: Electronic music DJ and producer, Kaytranada posing with the two Grammy Awards he won at the 63rd Grammy Awards. He won for Best Dance Song and Best Dance/Electronic Album.] Via We Rave You

The forgotten queer and Black foundations that built electronic house music

Unathi Nkhoma
[Image description: Book cover for 'The Nature of Witches' by Rachel Griffin.] Via Rachel Griffin.

How The Nature of Witches pulled at my heartstrings in the best way

Valeria Di Muzio

Dr. Meredith Grey, Dr. Miranda Bailey and Dr. Maggie Pierce, played by Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and Kelly McCreary, stand outside a hospital room

I love Grey’s Anatomy but not for the reasons that you may think

Tanatswa Chivhere
A screenshot of the three main characters of Castlevania - Trevor (left), Sypha (centre) and Alucard (right) holding weapons and gearing for battle.

Castlevania is about vampires and war, but it’s a story that’s driven by love

Amanda Justice
[Image Description: Two smiling women laying on a picnic blanket, one holding a black AM-FM radio.] Via Pexels.

Embracing pop music as an indie teen broke me out of my shell

Amal Als

Three women with brightly colored hair sit on a bed amongst fast food wrappers

Social media embarks on a campaign to bully the Tramp Stamps off the internet

Kayla Webb
[image description: a dark haired woman, Krysten Ritter, in white crawling on a tile floor and text reading N series Jessica Jones]

Marvel’s Netflix shows portrayed mental health in a dark, gritty light

Amanda Justice
A still from "Scooby Doo": A group of teenagers stand together looking scared. One of them is holding a dog. Via warnermediagroup.com

Scooby-Doo was the start of my anti-capitalist agenda

Apoorva Verghese