Book Recommendation: ‘When We Rise: My Life in the Movement’ by Cleve Jones
When We Rise is a memoir written by LGBT and human rights activist Cleve Jones, who essentially saw the gay liberation and rights movement from the very beginning. I first met Cleve when he was played by Emile Hirsch in the 2008 film Milk, which I actually only...Brilliant Painted Crazy: Justice for Sylvia Plath
Over fifty years after her death, the links that were always missing from poet Sylvia Plath’s story may finally have been found. If you’re familiar with poetry or literature, or both, one would hope you might be familiar with one of the twentieth century’s best...The Search for Pitch Perfect: Auto-Tune in the Pop Music Industry
I think it is high time that we, as a society and culture, stop questioning a singer’s authenticity simply because they use auto-tune. The year was 1998. Pop diva and icon Cher had just released her comeback single, “Believe”, which quickly abandoned the...An Homage To One of The Greats: J. K. Rowling
A homage to J.K Rowling: The ability to evoke such strong emotion through words is no short than genius. We as readers, have joined the welcoming feast. We helped Hermione make the polyjuice potion. We played with Ron in his first Quidditch match. We shed tears when Harry lost his godfather. We fought alongside the last battle. We were there throughout the entire journey. Thank you
10 Underrated Artists Who Deserve More Appreciation
Do you ever hear a song that you think is really, really good and say to yourself, “This must be such a hit,” and then go online to find out that nobody is talking about this song or, often times, the artist, and you’re just sitting there in front of...
