‘Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know’ Interview: Author Samira Ahmed on Art History, Orientalism, and Acknowledging Women of the Past
It is often said that history is written by the victors, and while that may be classically true, that doesn’t mean we as individuals can’t challenge that notion. Mad, Bad & Dangerous t…
No Te Vayas Interview With Carlos Vives
Arguably the greatest singer to have come from Colombia, megastar Carlos Vives sat down with the Young Folks to talk about his brand new single “No Te Vayas”. With his new album just on th…
The Cast of ‘Gentefied’ on Bringing Authentic Latinx Characters & Experiences to Netflix
With more focus being placed on the Latinx generation, Netflix looks to deliver to us a show in Gentefied that depicts the Latinx community in a more realistic light. Gentefied centers around a Mexica…
Six Authors Weigh in on Fanfiction, Tropes and the Books That Were Inspired by Them
I have something to admit: I’ve read more fanfiction than actual fiction. I’ve read thousands of words of epic multi-chaptered stories and one-shots. I love the dazzling imagination that s…
What is Quibi? Everything you need to know about the new streaming service
If you caught the Big Game last month, you might have caught a glimpse of the commercial for the new streaming platform, Quibi. The new video streaming service has been steadily promoted over the past…
The Hip Hop Roundup: The Best Projects from March
Not going to lie, March sucked for a myriad of reasons. From an objective standpoint, the world began it’s descent into the abyss thanks to a catastrophic virus that continues to wreak havoc dai…
TYF Book Shelf
Queer Humanity in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, published in 2005, while better known for its analysis of what it means to be human, presents a relevant commentary on the pervasiveness of heteronormativity and quee…
Persepolis 20 Years Later: In Which a Coming of Age Novel Comes of Age
Written by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, first published in 2000, is a memoir dedicated to the intersection between threats and repression, between tradition and modernity, between privilege and suffer…
Cinema’s Influence on Video Games
With the release of a real life Sonic the Hedgehog movie, I was presented with the task of coming up with the most cinematic video games for a Film and Gaming section cross post. When thinking about t…
TYF’s 10 Best Video Games of 2019
The days are not what they seem. Holidays wane. Video games stack. Downloads fill drive space. The catalogue anxiously fills until we have too many bought for cheap. How is there time to play all the …
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s
Video Games have had their best decade in the history of the medium. It is a chapter that we’ll probably find ourselves revisiting over time, and it is one that we all have a long back catalogue of. G…
