Toma Té: Studying in Oaxaca will allow me to revisit my roots
While my Latino identity plays a huge role in defining who I am, I still have lots to learn about my culture.
Eating L.A. Before It Eats Itself: All Flavor No Grease only cares about the food
The truck begins to take orders, doling out numbers with a rare friendliness.
Kitty Corner: Helen Phillips helped me find magic in mundanity
Not that I’d ever judge a book by its cover, but the cheerful shade made a favorable first impression, and when I cracked it open and devoured its contents, it was exactly like sinking my teeth into a sticky, sugary slice of lemon meringue pie.
Internet Cultured: Midterm elections prove the power of social media
For once, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat served a purpose aside from broadcasting personal content intended to garner meaningless likes and validation.
F Sharp: Ariana Grande and the power behind the breakup anthem
The breakup song is a staple in mainstream music. As long as there are songs celebrating new love, there will be popular tracks on the devastating end of it too.
Writing Rainbow: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ has been a powerhouse for queer representation
Now approaching its 11th season and 10th year on air, “Drag Race” has become one of the most progressive shows on American television, exposing the rest of the world to queer culture in ways unimaginable since Showtime’s “Queer as Folk” and “The L Word.”
Cool Beans: A weekend of bottomless coffee in Los Angeles
I never thought there would be a way to balance the mildly paradoxical concepts of cafes and expos, but hopefully this festival will prove me wrong.
Saving Ryan’s Privates: The magic of banging to Beyoncé and Frank Ocean
When turning on music during a hookup, one runs the risk of ruining the entire event.
State of the Art: Art has been a powerful medium for feminist activism
Due in part to conversations circulating in the social justice sphere and my “Gender, Media and Communication” course, topics of identity and femininity have been on my mind often this semester.
Fill in the Blank: Remembering Mac Miller after the ‘Celebration of Life’
As a grimy-looking, hip-hop-loving white boy growing up in American suburbia, I fell in love with Mac at first listen.