Category: Pop Culture

In 2023, The Mixed Space was ushered into a phase of self-discovery. Beyond knowing what the Mixed Space purpose could be, it was important to pause, take everything in, and learn from our experiences.

Rebecca Roanhorse is an accomplished science fiction and fantasy writer. While her body of work is celebrated, Roanhorse has been the target of criticism in recent years, putting her Indigenous identity into question.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has made headlines worldwide for her high-profile marriage to Prince Harry and her advocacy for equality. The recent Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace shines a light on the unique challenges and experiences that Markle has faced as a mixed-race woman inside the institution of the Royal Family.

Home: it’s one of those words used so often in everyday language that it appears to be a straightforward concept without many nuances. However, home is an incredibly vague term that differs from person to person. Popular phrases like “Home is where the heart is” or “There’s no place like home” do not honestly describe what home means; all it does is suggest that home is meaningful and important to us.

Whether you’re bringing two families with different backgrounds together, coming out to your parents, or just trying to maintain an equal playing field at the dinner table, gathering with our relatives can be an emotionally taxing event. For a time of year meant to gather and make memories, the polarization and divisiveness faced by families can stir up feelings of anxiety, loneliness, or strife during the holidays.

BIPOC businesses have opened the window of opportunity for conscientious and mission-based companies. With a recent surge of successful BIPOC businesses from Black haircare and ethically-sourced baked goods, to brick-and-mortar bookshops and book clubs, it’s evident that highlighting marginalized voices serves communities beyond a single zip code.

In the 2022 Netflix documentary White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, millennial audiences are invited to walk down memory lane. The navel-gazing tune of “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit sparks nostalgia as we revisit our generation’s most coveted brand,

Am I a lesbian? It’s become a burning question spanning internet searches, stemming from an anonymously posted master doc on TikTok titled with the very question.

The world knew who Raymond Babbitt was and what “autistic savant” meant after the release of Barry Levinson’s film Rain Man (1988). Given the film’s success, it is easy to appreciate what Rain Man has done to recognize Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).