Category Archive: Lifestyle

Underexposed: Recognizing Women in Photography

In 2018, a study was conducted across 820,000 art exhibitions that were public and commercial sectors, discovering that only one-third of the museums and galleries featured women artists. Further, a data analysis of 18 major art museums found their collections are 87% male and 85% white. Simply put, women artists and photographers have had to consistently fight for recognition.

The High Museum of Art created an exhibit called “Underexposed” to shed light on diverse female photographers throughout history. 

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Naomi Osaka: Opening the Way

Professional sports have never been there to care for the players that bring them such large amounts of money and attention; from the chronic traumatic encephalopathy in professional football to severely underpaying the WNBA and the Women’s National Soccer Team. Aspects of athletics that are not frequently in the conversation are physical health, aftereffects of a professional career, or work-life balance, let alone the mental health of current athletes in their prime. Recently, tennis star Naomi Osaka has been the feature of news due to her refusal to do press for the French Open, and her ultimate withdrawal from the tournament and announcement of a hiatus from the sport.

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The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It

What’s your favorite horror movie series? I have two, The Amityville Horrors and most recently Insidious. I’ve always loved horror movies. When I was a kid, I loved the thrill of getting scared. 

The nightmares, though? 

That part was trash, but it never prevented me from checking out the next haunting or creepy movie. I’m more interested in the paranormal and possession movies, they seem more believable to me. It’s also a bonus if the film is based on a true story. The Conjuring series checks all of those boxes, and has done a good job at depicting what’s reported to be real-life events. So with the most recent film, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It, I was fully on board to check it out. 

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Pat Morita: More to the Story

“The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.” -Pat Morita.

The late Noriyuki Morita was the embodiment of an entertainer and knew exactly how to get a laugh from any audience. His love for comedy and performing in front of audiences led him to become one of the most beloved actors of the past century. However, often overlooked is the uphill battle that Morita faced not only with alcohol abuse but also as an Asian-American actor in early Hollywood cinema. With a career spanning from the 1960s to the early 2000s, Morita experienced first-hand the various racist and stereotypical portrayals of Asian people in American television and film. 

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Vashti Harrison: Dream Big

Many cultures suffer from a lack of representation, Vashti Harrison realized this void in the Black community and decided to make a difference. She has accomplished so much when it comes to making sure Black people are well represented. Vashti has taken on the task of educating the masses about underrated historical figures in the African-American community and planting seeds of hope and inspiration in the next generation of Black youth.

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