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Tianna Johnson
Jan 7, 20204 min read
Maternal Mortality in Anime
Anime characters almost always have at least one missing parent. If the tragic murder, untimely sickness or completely unexplained...
Karen Chalamilla
Jan 7, 20202 min read
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
“I’m no hero, I put my bra on one boob at a time like everyone else”. Bob's Burgers is animated sitcom featuring a monotone, spiritless...
Ope Oduwole
Jan 6, 20204 min read
Cartoons Aren't For Kids
Parental advisory is always strongly encouraged with shows like The Simpsons, and growing up, I could never work out why. It wasn't until...
Paula Abu
Nov 29, 20195 min read
Euphoria: Sex, Drugs & Gen Z
As someone born in 1998, I just about made it out of the group of generation Z kids that completely grew up with social media. I didn’t...
Ope Oduwole
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Coded Language: How Dialect Intersects Music
It’s easy to forget London is a multicultural bubble. Big cities across the UK can be described as melting pots of all ethnicities and...
Habiba Katsha
Sep 14, 20194 min read
Malorie Blackman In Conversation
If you’re a Black Brit and haven’t read Noughts and Crosses you most definitely have heard of the book. The infamous trilogy falls under...
Ope Oduwole
Sep 6, 20193 min read
Travis Scott: Look Mom I'm A Legend
Jacques Webster, also known as Travis Scott, dropped a documentary at the end of August, giving us insight into Travis the artist, son...
Ray Sang
Aug 13, 20193 min read
Director Roxy Rezvany talks all things ‘Faded’
‘Faded’ represents a meeting point of two worlds both artistically and socially as the creative brain child of singer-songwriter Lyves...
Nura Abdi
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Killing Eve Sans The Male Gaze
Killing Eve, a 7-episode drama series released in 2018, is one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. The show follows Villanelle,...
Karen Chalamilla
Jul 18, 20195 min read
Booksmart: High-School Movie Meets Friendship Rom-Com
Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut has a fresh take on the high-school coming of age film without losing the core elements we love about...
Nura Abdi
May 4, 20194 min read
Someone Great: Truth in Love & Loss
Someone Great, Netflix’s latest original rom-com boasts of a stellar cast with the likes of Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodrigez, Atlanta’s...
Paula Abu
Apr 6, 20199 min read
When They See Us: For Black People Who Couldn’t Watch It
Being black, an identity I wouldn’t trade for the world itself, means many things. But one thing every black person who is aware that...
Karen Chalamilla
Apr 1, 20193 min read
Broad City: An Ode to Fuck-ups, Friendships and Femininity
On March 28th Broad City aired their final episode, tying a bow around the 5-season Comedy Central hit show. The show invited us into the...
Ope Oduwole
Feb 22, 20192 min read
Spike Lee, The Klan & The Oscars
Amidst Spike Lee's Oscars nominations, it's time to discuss the cinematic elephant in the room. The Atlanta native is up for three...
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