My interview with Ellen Hopkins, the best-selling author of over a dozen YA novels, comes during yet another unprecedented moment in U.S. history. … read more
A Word with Ellen Hopkins: Banned Together Film Highlights Banned Books
Series Review: The White Lotus Season 3
Viewers begin each season looking for violence, but are reminded that The White Lotus is a soap opera reimagined for contemporary audiences. … read more
The Creative Harmony of The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island is not just a comedy about a one man clinging to the past while another tries to run from it; it’s a meditation on human connection. … read more
Luiii Takes A Swing At Hollywood with Uppercut
With Uppercut, Luiii has proven that she is not only a powerhouse performer but also a determined creative force. … read more
Poe!
Music is very much a team sport, so I’d much rather be co-writing with some talented musicians in a room than sitting by myself doing it. … read more
Joan Armatrading
You know, as you say, people heard my voice and really liked my voice. They heard my voice, I was the singer. But for me I was always the songwriter. … read more
Feature Band: HAZE
HAZE is the lead singer for the band which bears her name, and after many times asking her real name, I gave up … it didn’t matter. … read more
Film Review: Bob Trevino Likes It
Bob Trevino Likes It definitely falls into the ‘feel good movie’ mold, but it’s a solid character dramedy with enough laughs and a truly engrossing story. … read more
SLUG Style: Sam Miller
Style is how we express ourselves to the world, says Sam Miller. Whether trying to amplify a message at a protest or just at the grocery store looking fly as hell… his mantra is always that style has power. … read more
Film Review: Hell of a Summer
Hell of a Summer plays far better when it’s being endearingly goofy than when it’s failing to feel edgy or smart. … read more
Thieves Guild Cidery Rolled a Nat 20 on Their Charisma Check
The success of Thieves Guild is not chance: inspired by the idea of third spaces, Knudsen and Kirkman have worked hard to cultivate community. … read more
Series Review: The Studio
The Studio is Hollywood satire and, like many of the successful comedic Hollywood satires in the past — although mostly it’s an “I love you but that doesn’t mean I like you” … read more
