‘Punky Brewster’ Interview: Oliver De Los Santos talks filming in LA as a young Australian actor
Traveling to a new country to perform in your first series regular role would be a complicated experience for any actor. But for Brisbane, Australia native Oliver De Los Santos, it’s even more s…
Meet Monica Gomez-Hira, the author making her debut with ‘Once Upon a Quinceañera’
Monica Gomez-Hira’s fascination with quinceañeras began more than 25 years when she attended one for the first time while she was an English major at Wellesley College. The spectacle of the 15-year-ol…
‘City of Villains’ interview: Author Estelle Laure on Disney villains and true crime
After six glorious seasons of Once Upon A Time, I realized how enamored I was with reimagining Disney characters. There was something so intriguing and captivating about rewriting the classic stories …
WandaVision’s big reveal has massive implications for the MCU
Despite being framed as a mystery, Marvel fans have known a lot about WandaVision going into its week-to-week releases on Disney Plus. We’ve known from the onset what comic material would influence th…
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10 Indie Classics You Can Play on the Ukulele
The only thing better than singing along to your favorite indie classics is being able to play them yourself. If your instrument of choice is the ukulele, you’re in luck—some of the genre’s most iconi…
TYF Book Shelf
‘Once Upon A Quinceañera’ review: Monica Gomez-Hira’s debut dives into the world of quinces and complicated family dynamics
‘A Phở Love Story’ review: Loan Le crafts a romance between two teens whose families own rivaling phở restaurants
‘The Desolation of Devil’s Acre’ review: Ransom Riggs gives a satisfying ending to his ‘peculiar’ series
‘Fat Chance, Charlie Vega’ review: Crystal Maldonado’s beautifully diverse debut about unconditional self-love
March 2021 New Book Releases: Get ready for spring with epic fantasy, graphic novels, and poetry
One of the best things about the start of the month are all the new shiny books to look forward to from established and debut authors. Every first of the month, beautiful, bookish gifts in the form of…
March 2021 New Book Releases: Get ready for spring with epic fantasy, graphic novels, and poetry
One of the best things about the start of the month are all the new shiny books to look forward to from established and debut authors. Every first of the month, beautiful, bookish gifts in the form of…
How Pokémon Red and Blue Took Over The World
When Pokémon Red and Green (internationally Red and Blue) released to Japanese audiences on February 27th, 1996, the team that developed the games had no idea exactly what would happen next. How could…
Ten Best Video Games of 2020
Join TYF’s gaming writers in exploring the ten best video games of 2020: multiplayer, complex stories, open worlds, and the best RPGs of the year.…
Finding Positivity Through Gaming In 2020
For people who play video games, the setup in the photo above may look at least kind of familiar. Maybe, after this year, a little too familiar. 2020 has been an emotionally draining period of our liv…
