Éire Über Alles
An Irish American writer reflects on his visit to Ireland and Northern Ireland, and his discussions with Gerry Adams and Rory Carroll about the Troubles, Kneecap, a United Ireland, and more…
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Exhibit Review | HIP-HOP AMERICA: The Mixtape Exhibit, Grammy Museum, L.A.
Hip Hop? It’s the very essence of being a renegade, a cultural revolution born from the raw artistic expression of DJs and MCs back in the day in New York’s park of Sedgwick and Cedar. They were all about bending words, crafting wild sounds with whatever was at hand. The GRAMMY Museum has curated the “Hip Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit” to dive into this journey, showcasing how a 50-year legacy of curiosity has pushed not just the music but the whole hip hop culture forward.
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12 Notable Pop Culture Anniversaries Happening in 2024
It is a brand new year and while most people are looking to shed some undesired weight, eat more salads at lunch and participate in Dry January, I’ve been investigating which pop culture moments and releases are celebrating anniversaries in 2024. Here is a list of twelve significant snapshots from every month that are celebrating anniversaries.
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Ready 2 Retro | Power Rangers 30 Years Later
If you had a pulse and were under the age of eleven in 1993, the Power Rangers consumed your life. From light up sneakers, fruit snacks, school supplies, to even shaving kits for kids (yes, for whatever reason these were popular with 90’s kids)…
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Ready 2 Retro | Toon Con 2023
Animation, unlike any form of art, can completely transport you into a world that is both tangible and out of reach from reality. From the first known animated short by French artist Émile Cohl, “Fantasmagorie” (1908), to the delightful spectacle of Del Toro’s stop-motion masterpiece, animation has been present for multiple generations and is only increasing in popularity. Enter the scene: Toon Con.
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Series Review | Ms. Marvel and My Own Marvelous Family
This review of Ms. Marvel, the new MCU TV show on Disney Plus, is written from a position of unabashed praise. The show has made a Hulk-sized impact on me and it is impossible to discuss it without reflecting on my own family.
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Exhibit Review | “Wake Me When I’m Free” – 2pacalypse
“Wake me Up when I am Free” exhibit is a room that has huge screens of falling rose petals and smells like a field of Roses. Jeremy Hodges & Nwaka Onwusa did an amazing job of curating an exhibit that highlighted Tupac’s life…
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Video Game Review | Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1
When you look at the zombie apocalypse genre in video games you will see it’s filled to the brim with options. Some of them…
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SNEAKERTOPIA Los Angeles | For the Love of Kicks!
Once upon a time, not long ago, if you wanted the new pair of Nike SB “N.E.R.D”’ dunks or the NIKE SB “Milkcrate” Blazers,…
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Tupac | #LoveHard, #LoveStrong
Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. Consistently placing on editorial lists as one of the greatest rap musicians of all time, Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) wrote much of his work highlighting the poverty and inequality of life in the inner city.
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Exclusive | Tupac’s Last Concert, The House of Blues, & the 22-Year-Old Who Made it Happen
It was the biggest night in Rap history. Tupac’s last concert performed at the House of Blues. For the first time, James Farr who produced the show talks about what happened that night and just how it came to be.
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Tupac’s Enduring Influence on Style!
Tupac was a fashion icon. On stage and in movies like Above the Rim and Juice, Tupac brought his style game and managed to influence fashion even after his death. When it comes to fashion and style it’s not so much about the name brand of clothing you’re wearing but more so about how you style it to fit your personality and Tupac always made sure to wear his clothes how he saw himself.
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