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The Sway Resurrects a Lost Ballad With “Twice In A Lifetime” Lost since a final gig in 1995, The Sway’s “Twice In A Lifetime” finally gets the studio polish it deserves. Experience the raw, minor-key longing of this resurrected indie-rock ballad.

The Sway Resurrects a Lost Ballad With “Twice In A Lifetime”

Slayyyter’s “Dance…” Signals a New Era for Y2K Electro-Pop Slayyyter reinvents Y2K electro-pop on “Dance…,” the high-gloss opener to Wor$t Girl in America. A deep dive into production, vocals, and pop evolution.

Slayyter’s taking over Pop with her new single “Dance.” 

EL MUNDO BAILARÁ Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl halftime show into a cultural flex, centering joy, history, and Spanish without asking for permission. El Mundo Bailará unpacks how a Puerto Rican artist made the bi…

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EL MUNDO BAILARÁ Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl halftime show into a cultural flex, centering joy, history, and Spanish without asking for permission. El Mundo Bailará unpacks how a Puerto Rican artist made the biggest stage in American sports feel smaller, louder, and impossible to own.

EL MUNDO BAILARÁ

January Isn’t Broken. The Promise Is. January promises reinvention, but the cycle collapses the same way every year. This piece examines why New Year’s resolutions fail, how the attention economy profits from burnout, and why real change depends less on willpower and more on systems that can survive everyday life.

January Isn’t Broken. The Promise Is.

Postcard Playlist A February playlist that leans into the quieter sides of connection. Five songs tracing love in motion, from falling in and holding steady to looking back, framed like a postcard sent in sound.

Postcard Playlist

Harry Styles Widens the Lens on “Aperture” Harry Styles slows pop down on “Aperture,” a five-minute electro-pop track that trades algorithmic immediacy for immersion and dancefloor intent.

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Why Panic! At The Disco’s “Casual Affair” Still Resonates 13 Years Later Thirteen years later, “Casual Affair” still lingers. Through distorted vocals, unnerving strings, and unresolved emotion, Panic! At The Disco captured the anxiety of adolescence in a way that never quite lets go.

Why Panic! At The Disco’s “Casual Affair” Still Resonates 13 Years Later

Mood Ring Radio Oct&Nov 2025: Seasonal Depression Edition This month’s Mood Ring Radio leans into the cozy, cathartic, and quietly defiant tracks that help you survive seasonal depression with a little more softness and a little more fire. From Florence Welch’s scream therapy to MARINA’s glittery reclamation anthem, consider this your winter emotional support playlist.

Mood Ring Radio Oct&Nov 2025: Seasonal Depression Edition

The Joy of Missing Out Is Real — and I’m Living Proof After years of chasing plans and posts, I found freedom in slowing down. This is what it means to protect your peace.

The Joy of Missing Out Is Real — and I’m Living Proof

Raised on Hustle, Living in Exhaustion This personal column challenges the glorification of nonstop work and argues that real power lies in slowing down, choosing joy, and reclaiming rest.

Raised on Hustle, Living in Exhaustion

This personal column challenges the glorification of nonstop work and argues that real power lies in slowing down, choosing joy, and reclaiming rest.

Mood Ring Radio (September ‘25): Class of Forever This month’s playlist leans into that back-to-school energy—the excitement, the nerves, and the bittersweet feeling that nothing will ever be quite the same. Curated by Tricia Chérie and Reilly Marie, Class of Forever blends songs about change, nostalgia, and the friendships that shape us, pulling from every era to soundtrack the messy, magical process of growing up.

Mood Ring Radio (September ‘25): Class of Forever

This month’s playlist leans into that back-to-school energy—the excitement, the nerves, and the bittersweet feeling that nothing will ever be quite the same. Curated by Tricia Chérie and Reilly Marie, Class of Forever blends songs about change,…

Turning Numbers Into Narratives Before she was investigating lead pipes and climate injustice, Lizzie Walsh was ghostwriting for Big Pharma. Now the CUNY J-School grad is turning spreadsheets into stories that stick.

Turning Numbers Into Narratives

Mood Ring Radio (July/August): East L.A. x Nueva Yol From Boyle Heights to the Bronx, “Mood Ring Radio: East L.A. x Nueva Yol” curates the protest anthems of our time. Blending Chicano pride, global diaspora stories, and razor-sharp commentary on ICE, borders, and belonging, these 10 tracks remind us that music doesn't just reflect resistance—it is resistance.

Mood Ring Radio (July/August): East L.A. x Nueva Yol

From Boyle Heights to the Bronx, “Mood Ring Radio: East L.A. x Nueva Yol” curates the protest anthems of our time. Blending Chicano pride, global diaspora stories, and razor-sharp commentary on ICE, borders, and belonging, these 10 tracks remind…

America’s Villain Era: Season 2 of Trump’s Dystopia Six months into Trump’s second term, the U.S. feels like a dystopian reality show: floods kill children while disaster funds build cages, famine is weaponized abroad, and justice rots behind sealed files. America’s Villain Era: Season 2 of Trump’s Dystopia asks: is this what we want America to be?

America’s Villain Era: Season 2 of Trump’s Dystopia

Six months into Trump’s second term, the U.S. feels like a dystopian reality show: floods kill children while disaster funds build cages, famine is weaponized abroad, and justice rots behind sealed files. America’s Villain Era: Season 2 of…

The Art of Doing Things Just Because They Make You Happy In a world that equates value with virality, what happens to the joy of creating just for yourself? Smriti Mamgain reflects on the pressure to monetize everything, and what it means to return to art, rest, and hobbies without a performance lens.

The Art of Doing Things Just Because They Make You Happy

In a world that equates value with virality, what happens to the joy of creating just for yourself? Smriti Mamgain reflects on the pressure to monetize everything, and what it means to return to art, rest, and hobbies without a performance…

Molly Stark Dean on Journalism’s Digital Reckoning, Wikipedia Activism, and Why Storytelling Still Matters Journalist and educator Molly Stark Dean reflects on newsroom ethics, the rise of AI, gender disparities in media, and why storytelling remains vital in an evolving digital landscape.

Open Knowledge, Digital Witnessing, and Journalistic Integrity: A Conversation with Molly Stark Dean

Warped Tour 2025, The Wonder Years restoring my faith in the world

Kamala is Brat: How Gen Z Is Turning Kamala Harris Into a 2024 Internet Icon Charli XCX called it first—now “Brat Summer” is turning into a Gen Z-powered political moment. From viral TikToks to Megan Thee Stallion rallies, Kamala Harris’s campaign is embracing the internet’s loudest language. Here’s how the VP became the main character of 2024.

Kamala is Brat: How Gen Z Is Turning Kamala Harris Into a 2024 Internet Icon

Charli XCX called it first—now “Brat Summer” is turning into a Gen Z-powered political moment. From viral TikToks to Megan Thee Stallion rallies, Kamala Harris’s campaign is embracing the internet’s loudest language.…

Mood Ring Radio: 2025 Vans Warped Tour Edition New Blood vs. Nostalgia: Inside Warped Tour’s Gen-Z Reboot June 2025 By: Tricia Cherie If Coachella was your cousin’s Instagram debut, Warped Tour was your older sister’s final MySpace post—chaotic…

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Mood Ring Radio: 2025 Vans Warped Tour Edition New Blood vs. Nostalgia: Inside Warped Tour’s Gen-Z Reboot June 2025 By: Tricia Cherie If Coachella was your cousin’s Instagram debut, Warped Tour was your older sister’s final MySpace post—chaotic, cathartic, and soaked in sweat. For scene kids, it wasn’t just a festival. It was our origin story—our main character era before we even had a word for it. The tour officially called it quits in 2019 with a 25th anniversary blowout—Blink-182, The Used, Simple Plan—what felt like a farewell, not a comma.

Mood Ring Radio: 2025 Vans Warped Tour Edition

New Blood vs. Nostalgia: Inside Warped Tour’s Gen-Z Reboot June 2025 By: Tricia Cherie If Coachella was your cousin’s Instagram debut, Warped Tour was your older sister’s final MySpace post—chaotic, cathartic, and soaked in sweat. For scene kids, it…

AI 2027: The Minds We Made In this cultural deep-dive, journalist Tricia Chérie unpacks the eerie predictions of the AI 2027 forecast—where self-improving algorithms don’t just follow prompts, they make the rules. From lovebots to geopolitical arms races, this isn’t science fiction. It’s already here.

AI 2027: The Minds We Made

In this cultural deep-dive, journalist Tricia Chérie unpacks the eerie predictions of the AI 2027 forecast—where self-improving algorithms don’t just follow prompts, they make the rules. From lovebots to geopolitical arms races, this isn’t science fiction. It’s already…

Lorde’s “Man of the Year” Is a Gritty, Gender-Bending Ego Death in Motion Lorde strips it all back — literally and lyrically — in her latest single “Man of the Year,” a raw, gender-blurring meditation on ego death, identity, and emotional rebirth. This isn’t just another pop song. It’s a quiet detonation.

Lorde’s “Man of the Year” Is a Gritty, Gender-Bending Ego Death in Motion

Lorde strips it all back — literally and lyrically — in her latest single “Man of the Year,” a raw, gender-blurring meditation on ego death, identity, and emotional rebirth. This isn’t just another pop song. It’s a quiet…

Farah Ahmed Is Reclaiming Arab Radio, One Deep Cut at a Time Farah Ahmed didn’t plan on becoming the voice of Arab alt-radio—but now she’s building a soundscape without borders. From Kuwaiti roots to Cypriot airwaves, the Med Mix host is curating psychedelic deep cuts and indie gems across the Middle East. With no filters, no quotas, and absolutely no apologies, she’s creating the kind of radio that doesn’t ask for permission—just your attention.

Farah Ahmed Is Reclaiming Arab Radio, One Deep Cut at a Time

Farah Ahmed didn’t plan on becoming the voice of Arab alt-radio—but now she’s building a soundscape without borders. From Kuwaiti roots to Cypriot airwaves, the Med Mix host is curating psychedelic deep cuts and indie gems across the…

Princess Superstar: Before Brat Was a Moodboard, She Made It a Movement - The Click Princess Superstar helped invent the chaos pop’s obsessed with today. Her new era proves she’s still remixing the rules.

Just dropped my final profile on Princess Superstar—
the og glitch-pop provocateur
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Empathy in Action: Christine Turner’s Advocacy Journey What if activism didn’t need a megaphone? Christine Marie Turner, a Ph.D. candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Old Dominion University, is redefining advocacy through everyday acts of empathy and systemic change. From challenging stigmas in mental health to expanding support for BIPOC students, her work proves that quiet doesn’t mean passive—it means powerful.

Empathy in Action: Christine Turner’s Advocacy Journey

What if activism didn’t need a megaphone? Christine Marie Turner, a Ph.D. candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Old Dominion University, is redefining advocacy through everyday acts of empathy and systemic change. From…

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

Mood Ring Radio: Protest in Stereo – Songs That Shout Back (March/April 2025) Mood Ring Radio Raised Voices & Restless Rhythms: Protest Songs Across Generations March 2025 Every month, Mood Ring Radio curates a playlist that reflects the mood of the moment—whether it’s the shifting seasons, cultural waves, or the energy of major events. Co-curated by Tricia Chérie and Reilly Marie, this column bridges generations, mixing the new, the nostalgic, and the unexpected. Unlike algorithm-driven lists, we go beyond trends, pulling from any era to fit the vibe.

Mood Ring Radio: Protest in Stereo – Songs That Shout Back (March/April 2025)

Mood Ring Radio Raised Voices & Restless Rhythms: Protest Songs Across Generations March 2025 Every month, Mood Ring Radio curates a playlist that reflects the mood of the moment—whether it’s the shifting seasons,…