Why Zayn Malik’s Departure Is Bigger Than You Think It Is

Think of it like this: You are a square. Your mind is built up of four corners. Every time you blink, your corners switch. They switch because every time you blink, something is different. Whether it’s your favorite food, song, insult, class. It rotates because of change. The world of music and boy bands is always changing, but so is the world as a whole, and so are you. Maybe in a different time, when your corners are full, and the change has overlapped again and again, Zayn will have come back to One Direction.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Welcome to our new weekly feature “Saturday Morning Cartoons,” where each Saturday one of our…

The Reputation Reclamation: Books with a good reputation

Growing up in a small town, it was hard, if not altogether impossible, to escape having some sort of reputation. (And really, having no reputation was probably just as undesirable as having a bad one.) I could name every person in my graduating class, all 200-something of us.

The Most Feminist Moment in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

The release of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road could not have come at a…

Women in Film Wednesday: 5 Years of Great Films

I know, I know-I suck. For the very small handful of you that read these…

Women In Film Wednesday: March Madness

So since I missed two weeks (I’m the worst) I thought instead of choosing one…

Parks and Rec: The End of the Great Network Sitcom?

Last month, the beloved sitcom Parks and Recreation ended its run on NBC. Parks and Recreation…