This is the first part of an in-depth, three-part series, “An Album Conversation,” that discusses Kanye West’s albums and the events that inspired them. Kanye West, a complete auteur of music. His catalog spans across seven solo projects. After the releases of his first three projects, which I will now call “ The School...
Director Theodore Melfi’s latest film is a biographical drama that stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as three women who acted as the brains behind one of the greatest jobs in NASA history. “Hidden Figures” tells the remarkable true story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary...
“A Dog’s Purpose” sparked a big outrage about animal treatment on movie sets after a video from the set leaked to a news magazine. Although the topic is important, manipulating the public with obviously edited footage that dramatized the event doesn’t help the cause. Due to this discussion, people almost forget to...
I was given an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Every young girl, at some point or another, dreams of her prince charming–the knight in shining armor who will ride in on his white horse and save her from some perceived horror her parents are putting her through (I don’t know about...
I was given an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As those of you who follow my reviews know, I generally start with some sort of anecdote or comparison that explains how the book made me feel. I’ll be honest, this book has stunned me speechless. I have no anecdote to share because...
Describing the premise of Cartoon Network series “Steven Universe” doesn’t do it justice. It’s about a half-alien 14-year-old that looks like a 10-year-old whose raised by three renegade warrior aliens exiled from their home world, where conflicts range from revolution against a twisted totalitarian government to...
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