CULTURE

15 Best AAPI Month Titles to Stream

As harmful narratives spread around the country, it’s important to amplify the voices, stories, and work of the AAPI community

Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in BEEF

via Netflix

When is AAPI Heritage Month?

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, celebrating the culture and diversity within the AAPI community.

Why do we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month?

According to Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate the month is a time to speak out, share stories, and debunk myths about Asian communities.

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CULTURE

What’s Going On With Lily-Rose Depp?

The it-girl actress cementing her icon status at Cannes

Lily-Rose Depp at Cannes Film Festival

By Denis Makarenko // Shutter

We’ve been talking a lot about It Girls this summer. There are Fashion It Girls like Bella Hadid and Zendaya. There are eternal empresses like Chloe Sevigny. And with the tornado-like trend-cycle permeating style and pop culture, cultural ephemera breeds icons like Sofia Richie for the quiet luxury crowd.

And this summer, you simply can not talk about It Girls without talking about Lily-Rose Depp.

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CULTURE

The Girls are Girling. The Mothers are Mothering.

Zendaya, Priyanka, Anne — oh my!

Anne Hathaway, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, Zendaya

via Shutterstock: Anne Hathaway by Anthony Harvey; Priyanka Chopra by Kathy Hutchins; Zendaya by DFree

At the Bulgari jewelry show in Venice, Italy on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, nobody was looking at the accessories. After all, what good are jewels when the girls are the girling?

All eyes were on the parade of party guests, pulling out all the stops in custom designer gowns. I don’t know what it was about this jewelry launch, but the crowd of celeb guests was dressed to the nines. Some of these looks rivaled the Met Gala 2023 looks — which is why they instantly went viral.

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I’ll Never Be Done With Dune

Dune: Part Two Trailer is here — Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler’s Bald Head

Dune 2 - KinoCheck.com

via YouTube.com

It’s here! The trailer for the long-awaited sequel to the 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Dune: Part Two promises to continue the drama-filled, action-packed, cinematically gorgeous sci-fi classic.

Fan favorite Timothee Chalamet plays the cult favorite hero, Paul Atreides, in part two of the Denis Villeneuve epic. His performance in the first half of the story was quiet and patient, with remarkable restraint keeping Paul’s tumultuous emotions just barely beneath the surface. I always say it reminds me of Hamlet — a young man thrust into a role he doesn’t want, trying to avenge his father. For a science fiction action feature, it was surprisingly calm, quiet, and contemplative. Yes, there were moments of big-budget action. But Dune: Part 1 was only setting the scene for the climax to come in November 2023.

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Film News

Wait — What Is the Twilight TV Show Even About?

A television series based on Stephanie Meyers’ Twilight Saga has just been picked up by Lionsgate TV. Here’s what we know so far:

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in Twilight

Summit Entertainment/Entertainment Pictures via ZUMA Press

One of the most significant pop culture phenomena for youth in the 2000s was Stephanie Meyers’ Twilight. The books, the five-part movie series, the years of Team Jacob and Team Edward merchandise — you couldn’t escape them. The series spawned a collection of spin-offs, a decade of supernatural romance content (Vampire-mania just about rivaled Beatles-mania at some point), and rocketed Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart to superstardom.

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Fashion

So You Got Laughed Out Of Dimes Square. Here's What to Wear Now

Underrated Menswear Brands You Need to Know for Spring 2023

There are certain stores I tend to avoid in SoHo…well, I try to avoid SoHo altogether at this point - as it’s now been dubbed the “New Times Square.” But when my hand is forced at making the unavoidable trek to the undeniable fashion mecca of NYC, I sidestep a certain sidestreet in fear of running into specific groups.

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