Maroon 5’s first album was its best


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One day, on a Sunday morning, my dad played a song called “Sunday Morning” and I really liked it. I thought the singer was really smooth, and all of the instruments that came together sounded like what a band that has great synergy should sound like. Even though I was young at the time, probably […]

Fair representation starts in film school production companies

Minnie Schedeen

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On Monday, the Directors Guild of America published another analysis detailing the lack of diversity in Hollywood. In its analysis of television directors currently working in the industry, the organization found that of the 4,061 episodes of television filmed during the 2015-2016 season, only 702 females directed them. This means only 17 percent of television […]

Whitewashing exploits cultures of minorities


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I remember, very clearly, the first time I heard about the term “whitewashing,” the act of giving white actors preference in casting, especially in roles where the character is not white.  I almost didn’t want to believe it was real. From seventh grade to high school, Breakfast at Tiffany’s was one of my favorite films. I, […]

A mutual understanding is necessary in attraction


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My first college party was a complete mess. Coming to college from Australia, I had no idea what a “frat” was. At 18, most of us had under-aged partied ourselves out by 15. So, here I was at my first college party, having an absolutely awesome time. During the first month of school, everything was […]

Veganism allowed me to overcome body image issues


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Long limbs move gracefully through space, extending  and retracting like thick taffy. Tactful toes spread into the marley, pushing against the soft canvas slippers. Arms extend forward, bestowing the tender skin that screams, “Take me, I’m yours!” This movement, feminine in form, presents the paradoxical nature of ballet. The women must be strong yet soft, […]

Bridget Jones deserves more credit


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On the cover of The Hollywood Reporter this week, beautiful blond tresses cascade around Renee Zellweger, actress and movie star, whose latest movie Bridget Jones’s Baby premieres this month. “Renee Returns” is the title of the cover, and quotes such as “Why are we still talking about how women look?” and “Renee Zellweger on Aging […]

Dating comes with a side of racial profiling


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I have never truly been “single,” unless you want to count middle school and any time before that. Middle school Danielle — brace-faced, basketball shorts everyday — was the definition of #singleAF. So until everyone starts considering their middle school Xanga relationships as serious ones, I’m not counting. Up until the most recent season of my […]

The intimate relationship between meat and masculinity


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In the ancient Greek mythological text, Theogony, Hesiod narrates the coming of Gods into the universe that was originally in a state of chaos. Within this chaos comes a series of stable, analogous, mutually constitutive antitheses. These antitheses — night vs. day, human vs. divine and disorder vs. order (to name a few) can be […]

Gender representation must be tackled in film industry


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As a cinema and media studies student at the School of Cinematic Arts, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to dissect film and television under specific critical lenses I would’ve never thought to use had I not been here. Classes taught on 1960s culture as portrayed, have all effectively given me a broad scope to look […]