In this week’s pop culture column, Hannah Avalos PO ’21 compares her experiences on Reddit and Instagram, claiming that anonymity on Reddit allows users to more authentically connect with others.
Tag: Pop Culture
Wuss poppin’: The appropriation of casual streetwear is a serious flex
In this week’s pop culture column, Nadya Siringo Ringo SC ’21 critiques the cultural appropriation inherent in popular streetwear and minimalist clothing. She writes, “Expensive streetwear heavily draws from the styles and cultures of low-income communities, making versions that are inaccessible to them despite their heavy influence.”
Couch potato: Why you should join the Phoebe Waller-Bridge hive
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” has been a frenzy of the past year, taking home three Emmy awards and stealing thousands of hearts.
The downbeat: Experimental music back in the mainstream with boundary-pushing artist JPEGMAFIA
JPEGMAFIA’s boundary-pushing music channels humor and poeticism, earning him the label of “genre-defying noisemaker.”