Romphim

A Thought: Male Rompers and Suppressed Femininity

Save for an expertly-timed marketing push by a bold group of guys, I'm certain the loudest straight male supporters of the Romphims on Twitter...

So I went to see “Your Name.”…

It’s becoming apparent to me that I don’t really care about Anime as something I felt I needed to watch. At least not with...

What They Say: Is ‘Black-ish’ Racist?

This past Monday, Andrea Peyser of the New York Post published an article claiming the show Black-ish perpetuates racist stereotypes of Black people. Among other...

On Gaude: Lessons And Laughs From Korporate’s #BlackChicago Series

As a Black Midwesterner, I was basically guaranteed to have a couple of connections to Chicago. The emergence of Drill was close to home,...

Columbus Short and Twitter Pettiness

You've probably investigated why Columbus Short was a trending topic today, haven't you? It's only Tuesday and Columbus short up next pic.twitter.com/ElJ0z2aSBx — IG|SC: ITSDJFLOW (@ITSDJFLOW) March...
Casey Lawrence, leanandcuisine

LeanandCuisine: When Someone Truly Talented Makes Viral Content

Highsnobiety did well to highlight his hilarious series of Instagram reactions to Avengers: Infinity War. But online entertainer LeanandCuisine, real name Casey Lawrence, deserves many...

Watching a White Mom React To New Rappers

The average White American adult's understanding of hip-hop culture is significantly behind the culture's actual status. A White news anchor or television host might still lament about...

Super Apps: Apps as Industries

Originally featured on Zachary's website (zacharyhurdle.com). Can also be found on Civic Eagle If Zachary's thoughts on a Chinese social credit score system didn't blow your...

The Term “Rapper” Sucks. Hip-Hop Needs Subgenres

"Rapper," a monolithic term People feel threatened by hip-hop's latest rising stars because we don't have the language to explain how all these different artists are...

Music Can’t Heal A Dishonest Artist

Read 'I Want To Support XXXTentacion, But Should I?' here. Making music can change an artist for the better. Music got Jay Z into clean-money entrepreneurship. Jay...