The use of music and sound mixing play a role in most films, but there are certain films that take it to the next level and use it as one of the most important factors to the audiences’ viewing experience. If done right, the audience will walk away with an experience that cannot be mirrored […]Read Post ›
I am a millennial: eating that avocado toast, being unable to afford a home, and watching entirely too much Netflix. I often find myself in the section of Netflix of period dramas because I love that they tend to focus on the stories of women. The characters are relatable, the set design has to […]Read Post ›
The Pacific Science Center in Seattle teamed up with The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to bring ten terracotta warriors and hundreds of other objects from the tomb stateside, as well as some objects from before and after the Qin dynasty, they personally chose on their trips to China. The show opened at the Pacific […]Read Post ›
Falling in love with art, from a bike.
Long may she reign.
It’s been three weeks since we last discussed the insanity that is the museum world. Last time was just an introduction into the subject that it is in fact brave to leave the Museum World. Most of us have been conditioned to buy into the idea that silence is preferred to an honest and […]Read Post ›
I decided that in 2017 I was going to do something I’d never done before and center my media consumption experience entirely around people of color. How is it going?
In this series, I wish to examine three female characters in the HBO series Game of Thrones. In Westeros, castles are often used as examples of metonymy, standing in as representations of the family itself and their factions within the political sphere. These characters have at times embraced or eschewed their familial identities to suit […]Read Post ›
The museum is highly problematic, but we normalize it. But we shouldn’t.
When the system that passes off one race or ethnicity for another also gives positive exposure to many working actors of color—how do we reconcile that?
The Female Gaze 