video essays i love and think about a lot (mainly in relation to pop culture):

• aaliyah, britney & the apathy of lifetime “biopics”
• baby phat enterprise:  how kimora lee simmons pioneered 2000’s fashion
• whiplash vs. black swan — the anatomy of the obsessed artist
• born sexy yesterday
• parasite — the power of symbols
• hilary duff, lizzie mcguire, and the teen idol pigonhole
• why this font is everywhere
• it’s time to talk about the r@cism in dan schneider’s shows
  
• a legally blonde fashion analysis
• ghost singing: jennifer lopez’s stolen vocals and songs
• the late capitalism of kpop
• jennifer’s body and the horror of bad marketing
• let’s get sad: a last of us video essay
• video vixens got paid like rappers
• how midsommar brainwashes you
• beyonce’s voice is changing (part one, part two, part three)
• explained: smoking and the voice
• here’s what we missed on glee
• how one netflix movie broke the entire internet
• naughty dog’s game design is outdated
• jeffree star faked everything about… well, everything
• how we failed megan fox
• mariah carey’s voice
• token black girl: how tyra banks vs. naomi campbell was orchestrated by the industry
• colorism in your favorite black sitcoms
• that 80s show and the limits of nostalgia
• ‘us’ and the american dream: what it means
  
• unraveling the madness of kanye west
• life is strange: the worst best friend