The TYF Monthly Mixtape: June 2019

In our new feature TYF Monthly Mixtape our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. Think of it as a successor to our old Newish Music…

The TYF Monthly Mixtape: March 2019

The music staff at the Young Folks loves to recommend their favorite music to our readers. In celebration of our love of music, we’re starting a new feature in which members of our staff share Spotify playlists of some of…

With or Without Capes: Our Personal Heroes on International Women’s Day

We take time out of busy schedules to celebrate the women – fictionalized and not – who we either idolized as children, admired as adults or both. With Captain Marvel officially being released on International Women’s Day it felt only best…

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2018

For the third year in running, The Young Folks music staff has compiled a list of our Top 50 favorite albums of the year. As with last year, the list was compiled through the votes of our music staff, plus…

The Top 14 Most Anticipated New and Returning Fall TV Shows

With September comes a new season. Beach season is over, the seasonal drinks at Starbucks become a priority (yes, pumpkin spice latte is always a must), school’s back in session and the holidays are right around the corner. But most…

It’s Time to Retire the Term “Chick Flick”

As women, we have been conditioned to embrace, but also be ashamed of the term “chick flick.” Films that are supposedly made specifically for the female population but have a stigma attached to it, they’re associated with cheesy romances, melodramas,…

Interview: YUNGBLUD (Warped Tour 2018)

It’s March 2018, and I’m checking my email when the name “YUNGBLUD” catches my eye. I open the press release and see a photo of a laughing British youth with bright pink socks. “Captivating,” Wonderland calls him; “thrilling,” says NME. I…