:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/30/773/n/1922283/9501adf566312b7b4148c1.35987444_.jpg "Ian Lara: Comedy Gave Me the Strength to Overcome My Mother’s Death")
Ian Lara is a Dominican American stand-up comedian from Queens, NY, who found internet success after his appearance on “Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring,” which has garnered...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/05/01/962/n/1922283/8f79b6d76632bcce0fd990.84646158_.jpg "Gina Brillon: The Loss of My Grandmother Pushed Me to Pursue Comedy")
Gina Brillon is a Puerto Rican actress, stand-up comedian, writer, and mom born and raised in the Bronx. In 2012, she became the first and only...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/26/911/n/1922283/41bb9acb662c13ed178189.98916636_.jpg "Nicki Nicole Says Rap Music Helped Her Get Out of Her Shell")
It’s a drizzly Thursday afternoon in New York City, and Nicki Nicole has spent most of her day answering back-to-back interview questions from journalists. For someone...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/29/653/n/1922283/d1cc7a3c662fb166edaa42.80997322_.jpg "Revisiting Jennifer Lopez’s 2011 Album “Love?” and What It Signifies Today")
As the anniversary of Jennifer Lopez’s sixth studio album “Love?” approaches, it’s a fitting time to reflect on this album’s significance within J Lo’s career, its...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/23/768/n/1922283/782961d76627ef4f94f4b3.68894570_.jpg "Thalia’s “A Mucha Honra” Album Is a Love Letter to Música Mexicana")
Throughout her illustrious career, Thalia has proudly represented Mexican culture through her music, iconic looks, and unforgettable performances. With música Mexicana going global, the Mexican pop...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/22/931/n/1922283/abb74e546626d4adbd7255.17882634_.jpg "Chuwi is the Voice of a New Puerto Rican Generation")
With a bassy voice and over a minimalist syncopated beat, Wilfredo “Willy” Aldarondo sings of lament. “The love of my life left for New York /...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/18/908/n/1922283/0cf3ac226621870c33bf10.81326158_.jpg "Camila Mendes on Why We Need More Latine Representation in Rom-Coms")
A simple Google search of “the best rom-coms of all time” will take you down a nostalgic hole of ’90s and early-’00s movies like “10 Things...
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/04/17/631/n/1922283/d8ef7150661fd808de9944.99705988_.jpg "Saraciea Fennell: “The Black Girl Survives in This One” Is the Representation I Didn’t See in Horror Books")
I’ve always been obsessed with horror. From childhood, when I bunked with my siblings and primas, we told each other spooky stories in the middle of...