Film & TV
The Aesthetics of Wealth Inequality
Sometimes richness looks like an opulent mansion, sometimes it looks like a sleek modern home. In these different aesthetic visions of wealth, we get different accounts of its injustices.
Culture
News
Is Zohran's Win A Win For Artists?
The historic mayoral win has many celebrating. The question is, should we?
Culture
When "Saturn Returns": Notes on Youth, Netflix, and the Passing Moment
Late 20s, early 30s, a time of reckoning for Gen Z.
Film & TV
The Revolution WILL Be Televised
In lieu of mythologizing, One Battle After Another and Andor focus on organizational commitment and personal sacrifice needed to fuel a revolution.
Animation
Being Beautiful is Too Much Work: Meg Knows It, and So Do Thousands of Teens
Whether it’s the town of Quahog or the very real world of beauty marketing, schools, and social media, young teenagers like Meg are frequently pressured by their surroundings into feeling not enough. Join us for an honest conversation about body image anxiety and how we define “ideal beauty”.
Culture
Girl, So Detective
It is so confusing to be a girl raised on Nancy Drew, Miss. Marple, and J.B. Fletcher when you realize how scrutinized these characters are today, considering their historical context.
Culture
Culture is a Cult
Mona Awad's "Rouge" shows us the way in which culture becomes a cult which we have to choose to escape for our own sanity.
Music
Top 5 Best Cities for Young Musicians In 2025
We researched the top cities for new musicians to flock to using 6 different metrics.
Culture
Reading for Reading’s Sake
Balancing schoolwork with personal reading goals isn’t easy, but focus is like a muscle, it grows with practice. Small strategies and steady effort turn reading from an obligation into a lifelong skill that shapes how we think and connect with the world.
Film & TV
How Much Do Spoilers Really Matter?
Our spoiler-averse culture has reached a fever pitch, but is its terror justified?
Culture
Lights, Camera, Algorithm!
By now, it’s unlikely that you haven't seen the endless AI-generated Studio Ghibli portraits. It's ironic that Hayao Miyazaki himself famously said, “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself…” during a presentation of an AI animation project.
Art
When issues such as spacial injustice in Los Angeles are represented by the elite circles
Urban planning throughout history has long been operated as a tool of political control and economic dominance, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities through zoning laws, highway construction, and patterns of displacement, which is also the case for Los Angeles.