About Barbara Gonzalez, Associate Culture Editor

On Thursday, the music space received what we have all been waiting for: the new Bad Bunny and Drake collaboration, “Mia.” The two have been hinting at the long-awaited song since the top of 2018 when Bad Bunny first posted an Instagram photo of them smoking hookah together. Fans didn’t know it yet, but they […]

Representation of any marginalized identity in the mainstream is always going to be a hot topic, but it’s particularly heated when the conversation is had within the community. In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, Netflix recorded a roundtable discussion on Latinx identity, culture, and representation starring the notable Latinx actors of their original series. Over […]

Representation of any marginalized identity in the mainstream is always going to be a hot topic, but it’s particularly heated when the conversation is had within the community. In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, Netflix recorded a roundtable discussion on Latinx identity, culture, and representation starring the notable Latinx actors of their original series. In […]

We’ve already seen in the U.S. mainstream media how Netflix has single-handedly taken over the way that we consume our favorite shows and movies. Instead of waiting from week to week to see our favorite shows roll out, we have the option of binge-watching entire 8-14 episode seasons to our heart’s content. Arguably the most significant […]

Halloween is right around the corner…which means bae is already asking you what y’all are dressing up as. As stressful as this question might be right now, trust us, it doesn’t have to be. There have been plenty of pop culture figures and references that have been born from this year. From the big screen […]

Social media has done so much to create conversation and visibility surrounding disenfranchised communities. With entities such as “Black Twitter” and hashtags like #OscarsSoWhite, real concerns about lack of inclusion have been elevated to the mainstream mindset. In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, we’ve compiled a gallery of people who are bringing genuine representations of […]

Ever since Netflix premiered the hit movie To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before the craze over the film (and its stars) has been through the roof. However, many rightfully argue that the media’s attention has been pretty one-sided. Co-star Noah Centineo has been getting a great deal of press and success in the past month, […]

Netflix star Michaela Coel is showing off a new skill set in her latest project — her hair-raising vocals. In Been So Long, the Chewing Gum writer and star plays Simone, a single mother who falls in love with a man named Raymond (played by Arinzé Kene) on a rare night out in Camden Town. […]

On July 1, a new law took effect in New York that mandates mental health as part of health education in schools, making the Empire state the first in the U.S. to require mental health to be taught as part of health education. Considering the numbers, this type of learning experience is long overdue. According […]