Category: Weekly Reviews

RuPaul is a drag queen, model, singer, actor, author and more. Since 2009, he has hosted a show: RuPaul’s Drag Race. This show is a contest trying to find the most glamorous, gorgeous drag queen out of a room of glamorous and gorgeous Queens. For fun, glam and more, RuPaul’s Drag Race is a Ru-mazing…

by Adalia Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton was originally published in January 2015, but I didn’t hear any of the music for at least three years. When I first heard the music with a friend of mine, the fast-paced rapping beat was hard to follow, but fun to follow along with. Later, during several of my history…

Shaun David Hutchinson’s autobiography, Brave Face, brings to light his story. This book talks about coming out, depression and being gay. Hutchinson’s depression made him think he could never be loved and the hurtful messages society said about being gay, made things even worse. In his autobiography, Hutchinson also opens up about his attempted suicide…

We interviewed Raven Heyward for our 16th edition about leadership and women of color. To her, we specifically spoke about leadership and DEI in the corporate world, something she even has a podcast about! Raven Heyward discovered her interest in business through the AP Capstone Program at Enloe High School where she researched how DEI…

by Leeya Bollywood movies are a huge part of Indian culture. Bollywood is like the Hollywood of India. The movies are known for their big wedding scenes, music, dramatic movie plots, and long film time. There are so many amazing bollywood films out there that I could hardly begin to touch on all of them,…

by Adalia *This review spoils the book (under the assumption that most people have already read it—in a high school English class) Lord of the Flies is one of those books that almost all school children have to read at some point in their educational career (at least after the book was published in 1954).…

by Adalia Everyone loves a good comedian! There are some incredibly laugh-worthy Asian American comedians being brought into the light today. Two of my favorite comedians are: Ali Wong is an author, comedian and actress. She is well known for her book, ‘Dear Girls,’ as well as her stand-up comedy specials: ‘Baby Cobra’ and ‘Hard…

By Leeya Action movies are often overlooked as lessons on leadership because of, well…all the action. Recently, my dad and I watched The Batman. To me, Batman encompasses the true traits of a leader: sacrifice, selflessness, bravery, and force of good. Although his tactics may be controversial, it is his inner traits that prevail. Batman…

The Big Sick is based on a real-life story of Pakistani comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon. In fact, Nanjiani is the one starring as himself in the movie. This movie is a love story and a comedy that has family (though not entirely appropriate for young kids) and cultural aspects as…

*These reviews may spoil the movies if you read them all at once before watching the movies! The Curse of the Black Pearl The first of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies is a fun action movie full of twists and turns. When the young daughter of the Governor, Elizabeth Swann, finds a pirate treasurer…