These days, R&B has been coming off as limp overkill. Artists like The Weeknd, Jeremih, Trey Songz, and Chris Brown are either desperately begging for sex or bragging about all the sex they get. One way or another, artists are…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×05) – “Contorno”
Around the midway point of “Contorno,” Chiyoh compares her state of being to taxidermy; she still looks like herself but feels like something was taken from her, as if her soul was hollowed out. She may still be walking and…
Midyear Review: Best in Music in 2015
The first six months of 2015 have gone by, and there are already so many good songs and albums that deserve some recognition, even before the year ends. The Young Folks team has come together to list the best in…
Why Zayn Malik’s Departure Is Bigger Than You Think It Is
Think of it like this: You are a square. Your mind is built up of four corners. Every time you blink, your corners switch. They switch because every time you blink, something is different. Whether it’s your favorite food, song, insult, class. It rotates because of change. The world of music and boy bands is always changing, but so is the world as a whole, and so are you. Maybe in a different time, when your corners are full, and the change has overlapped again and again, Zayn will have come back to One Direction.
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Terminator Genisys’
Past, present, or future, no one is ever safe from the damaging effects of sequels or reboots. Terminator Genisys goes back in time to try and save the world but irreparably ruins the future of the franchise. It should be obvious…
‘Paper Towns’ Re-Read
Today is the first day of July, which means that we are just twenty-four days from the Paper Towns movie being released in theaters. Paper Towns is based on the book by John Green, and if you’re like me, you’re…