Back in 2016 we published a round-up of pop culture comfort food during a time when we were feeling collectively vulnerable and unsure about the…
by Inda Lauryn Gloria Tropp is not a name often heard in conjunction with the Beats, not the same as those such as Alan Ginsberg,…
by Miranda Ruth Larsen While certain areas of Tokyo have become synonymous with different threads of popular culture, such as Harajuku for teen fashion and…
by Miranda Ruth Larsen During the 2015 edition of KCON Los Angeles (the West coast half of the annual Korean culture and music con) fans…
by Steph Fowler In reporting the heartbreaking and unexpected losses of David Bowie and Prince earlier this year, the media celebrated both artist’s contributions to…
by Allyson Gross On September 12, 2015, 20,000 highly excited One Direction fans attended the last American show of the On the Road Again tour….
by Kathryn Utke “…And all he had to do was die.” : Aaron Burr “Hey, that’s a lot less work.” : Alexander Hamilton. “We…
by Valerie Hawkins The Eurovision Song Contest is a long-running music competition among the nations of Europe, begun in 1955, where neither disco nor the…
by Miranda Ruth Larsen Johnny’s Entertainment (afterwards JE) is the music powerhouse behind dozens of Japan’s top male idol groups, dominating the music charts and…
By Erin Blakemore Stifled, uplifted, reclaimed, there is threat and possibility in the sounds made by women. Even among feminist figures, the temptation to criticize…