Friday Film Roundup: The Flash, Elemental, The Blackening, and More
Friday Film Roundup: The Flash, Elemental, The Blackening, and More
With the summer movie season officially in full swing, expect to see a lot of marquee releases stacked on top of each other. This weekend, we have a three-way battle between a long-awaited superhero movie, a Pixar release, and the sequel to one of the most popular Netflix originals [...]
Mexico’s Neo-Vedettes Bring Queer Glamour to the Stage
Mexico’s Neo-Vedettes Bring Queer Glamour to the Stage
In the glittering realm of burlesque, where elegance intertwines with sensuality, one group from Mexico City stands out: Delirio Tropical. Patricia Kattkins, a classically trained ballet and contemporary dancer from Mexico, founded the group in 2019 to create a space for queer and trans performers like herself, as there weren't [...]
‘Down the Garden Path’ Highlights Food Sovereignty Amidst Immokalee’s Food Desert
‘Down the Garden Path’ Highlights Food Sovereignty Amidst Immokalee’s Food Desert
On a serendipitous June afternoon in 2020, amidst a global race reckoning, Nicaraguan-born and Naples-based photographer Lisette Morales and Immokalee activist Lupita Vazquez-Reyes attended a local Black Lives Matter protest in Immokalee, Florida. In a town where locals try not to make waves, the two women knew this would be [...]
Review: The New Museum’s 2021 Triennial ‘Soft Water Hard Stone’
Review: The New Museum’s 2021 Triennial ‘Soft Water Hard Stone’
Walk off the small elevator onto the New Museum’s second floor and find yourself immediately enveloped by a sound reminiscent of construction: a constant pounding — thunk, thunk, thunk — reverberating off the museum’s walls and concrete floors, penetrating and pulse-raising, suggesting the impending arrival of something bigger, a crash, [...]
D-Stroy: Legendary Underground Hip-Hop MC
D-Stroy: Legendary Underground Hip-Hop MC
This four-part series spotlights generations of New York City Latine hip hop artists, each of them trailblazers in their respective elements. Featured artists: Kid Freeze, a b-boy pioneer who got his start in the 1970s and the inventor of continuous headspins and a range of power moves; Lady Pink, a [...]
Jaripeo Fashion: Belt Buckles, Cowboy Hats, and Cultural Continuity
Jaripeo Fashion: Belt Buckles, Cowboy Hats, and Cultural Continuity
Growing up, I often took trips to my maternal homeland Michoacán, Mexico. In this central Mexican state, Jaripeo, a form of bull riding, is ubiquitous. This form of riding first emerged in Mexico during the 16th century. At the time, riders would ride bulls to their death. Today, riders attempt [...]
How 31-year-old Twin DJs Coco and Breezy Built a Successful Eyewear Brand
How 31-year-old Twin DJs Coco and Breezy Built a Successful Eyewear Brand
When designers and DJs Corianna and Brianna Dotson — better known as Coco and Breezy — were growing up, they always felt like outsiders. The twin sisters were the only Afro-Latinas at their high school in Minnesota and would frequently get questioned about their hair, their outfits, and the arroz con [...]