Culture

Five Video Games to Help You Start The School Year Right

Nothing like escaping reality for a couple of hours to get back into the groove of things.

‘Solar Power’ and Lorde’s Museum Placard Dilemma

Solar Power turns the camera on wellness culture, but the lens is blurry.

Why I Keep Coming Back to Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’

Burnham captures the grief and claustrophobia of our pandemic years.
Tinashe's '333' Album cover is situated on a bed of moss surrounded by mushrooms.

Tinashe Shines Bright On ‘333’, Her Second Independent Record

333 thoroughly demonstrates what Tinashe can do.
Photo illustration by Maggie Chirdo.

Simone Biles is Revamping the Mental Health Conversation

Biles and other young public figures are changing the way we talk about mental health and self care.

Scarlett Johansson’s Disney Lawsuit Could Define the Future of Hollywood

The worst person you know just made a great point.
Anthony Ramos as In The Heights' Usnavi overlooks a street in Washington Heights.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Should’ve Listened to the Block

In the Heights’ sidelining of Afro-Latinx people still stings.
Graphic of a disco club composed of newspaper clippings about Disco Demolition Night

52 Years Later, White Artists Are Still Exploiting Disco and Ball Culture

Popular artists, from Madonna to Jessie Ware, profit from Black and Latinx LGBTQ culture.

Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour is Teenage Heartbreak Excellence

Throughout her debut, Rodrigo knows her own worth, even when it's hard.