By Nalu Concepcion “Combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams, because if you can do that, you can do anything.” – Waking… Read more “Should I Watch This Movie?”
Category: Watch & Listen
Portrait in Blue
By Emma Eisler My aunt gave me Blue before I was ready. Eight-years-old, wide-eyed, and string-bean-gangly, I didn’t know what Joni was singing about, didn’t feel it… Read more “Portrait in Blue”
HOW TO WATERBEND: a beginner’s guide to mastering the four elements
By Stephanie Tom i. waterbending, the element of change “they have a sense of community and love that holds them together through anything” They’d be at the… Read more “HOW TO WATERBEND: a beginner’s guide to mastering the four elements”
More than Just Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice: The Origin and Evolution Of Girlhood as Myth in Media
By Stephanie Tom Growing up with Mulan being one of the most formative pop culture figures of my childhood meant a few things. It meant that the… Read more “More than Just Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice: The Origin and Evolution Of Girlhood as Myth in Media”
The Most Jinxed Character in Harry Potter
By Claire Deng “Moody raised his wand again, pointed it at the spider, and muttered, “Crucio!” At once, the spider’s legs bent in upon its body; it… Read more “The Most Jinxed Character in Harry Potter”
Megan’s Body
By Emma Bernstein In 2009, Megan Fox was 23 years old—an actress on the rise after starring in the first two movies of the Transformers franchise. She… Read more “Megan’s Body”
Fairy Tales… But Make Them Edgy: The Wonderfully Terrible Mess of Critically Shamed Fantasy Movies
By Olivia Bono “Get ready for a twisted take on a classic tale,” boasts the description of the official Amazon listing. The trailer is all blood splatters,… Read more “Fairy Tales… But Make Them Edgy: The Wonderfully Terrible Mess of Critically Shamed Fantasy Movies”
Songs That Can Also Double as Hexes: Thirteen songs so you can cast those spells, honeys
By Andie Chapman 1. Andromeda – Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising “Andromeda’s a big wide open galaxy / nothing in it for me except a heart… Read more “Songs That Can Also Double as Hexes: Thirteen songs so you can cast those spells, honeys”
Something Wicked This Way Comes: witches in pop culture
By Sarah Bastos Growing up as a kid in the early 2000s, the idea of witches fascinated me. I always desired to be one because they were… Read more “Something Wicked This Way Comes: witches in pop culture”
