In a decade that saw the rise of streaming, the album came out of the 2010s alive and well. The LP rose again, dwarfing the dying compact disc by the end of the decade, and some of the biggest artists…
The Highlights of Donald Glover and Rihanna’s “Guava Island”
Donald Glover’s latest mysterious, musical project Guava Island premiered this weekend after Glover’s Childish Gambino Coachella set and it’s simultaneously very satisfying as well as yet another teas…
Ocean’s 8 Movie Review: A Glossy, Glitzy Good Time
The trend of feminizing male franchises won’t fix the gender issues that plague cinema, and they shouldn’t be considered a mark of progress. Feminism isn’t solved because we remade O…
The first trailer for Ocean’s 8 is here
Ten years after the release of Ocean’s Thirteen, Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Ocean’s 8. The film is set in the same universe as the previous Ocean’s trilogy, and …
This is Pop? Podcast Episode 11: Sia
Australian singer and songwriter Sia has been in the music business for nearly 20 years, starting with her debut album OnlySee in 1997 and continuing with a respected career as an indie and acid jazz …
Movie Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Since I was a child, I have always had a colossal fascination for everything sci-fi/fantasy. There is some otherworldly appeal to the idea of traveling and exploring other worlds and experiencing new …
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – “DAMN.”
DAMN.’s very album title instantly evokes braggadocio like “DNA.,” in which Kendrick Lamar comforts his inferiors by telling them his dominance has been inevitable since his very con…