Pop Culture

Myopia
This film employs the act of doing laundry, in its habitual, cyclical mundaneness, to reflect a deep longing for a cultural heritage under the strain of constant, quiet erasure. Invoking two voices, mother and daughter, Tagalog and English, I choose to render this immigrant experience through the insecurities surrounding language, and its intimate relation to generational relationships.

UVA's Style Gallery
Short interviews with various UVA students on how they approach their own style, where they draw inspiration from, and where they like to shop.
A Swiftie’s exploration of Taylorcore
Whether you love or hate her music (and I, for one, hope you love it), you have to acknowledge that Taylor Swift is a master of reinventing herself.

I Think, Therefore I Am...Who?
Over fall break, I was in Boston with one of my good friends to look at law schools. On the way to find food, we found ourselves in the shopping district.

A Rant About Fast Fashion
Is “fast fashion” really that bad if it's affordable?
5 Things You Should Know About Barstool Sports if You Care About Being a Good Person
At the University of Virginia, the Instagram account @barstooluva has amassed thousands of followers.
How Can You Become TikTok’s Latest Trend? Or Should You Even Want To?
Every so often, there tends to be an aesthetic or trend that dominates the online algorithm.

Heavenly Plagues and Demonic Rituals: Florence Goes on Tour
Upon arriving in the humid, gray streets of Washington D.C., the first thing I noticed was the flower crowns. Then the glitter.

Songs We Dance To
I discovered my love of dancing at my junior prom, when I slung around my “Prom Royalty” sash to “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X

God Save the BBL: 5 Signs of the BBL Era Ending
It’s 2014. Nicki Minaj’s big booty anthem “Anaconda” hits the radio