Youthful Photography: The Story of Bec Parsons

Over the past several years, photography has taken place at the forefront of artistic vision. Whether due to the rise of Instagram, which glorifies effortless, gorgeous photos, the rise of a new generation of supermodels, who embody the ever-enviable wispiness and softness of ethereal beings, or the desire to tell stories in visual ways, photography has really taken hold and captivated the novel sensibilities and aesthetics of a modern era. Australian photographer Bec Parsons is the epitome of this contemporary conversion on still film.

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Paramore: A Band Divided

The emo-pop movement has been a pillar of pop-culture marketing for young people for almost ten years, and it continues to draw fans. The goth-like image of eyeliner, disheveled hair and tight jeans has become very recognizable, and the music is almost exclusively marketed toward teenagers who long to be edgy in displaying their uniqueness. One emo-pop band with a sizable following is Paramore, which consists of vocalist/keyboardist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davies and guitarist Taylor York.

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Champion Clothing and the New “Cool”

The irony of buying a $700 sweatshirt that once would cost you $15 at Walmart is not lost on most people. Most people would have never dreamed that their once low-budget school clothing would now be deemed “vintage” and worn by some of the most famous celebrities.

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Young M.A.: The New Queen of Rap

How many female rappers have people spoken of in recent years? Two, I’m guessing-- Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. But there’s a fairly new female rapper on the scene, and she’s unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before. Young M.A., a Brooklyn, New York native, occupies a liminal space in the rap community, straddling the threshold for female and queer hip-hop musicians.

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Fabian Oefner: Bright Science

We’re taught that the right and left sides of the brain are useful for processing information in two different ways. The left is the more practical of the two sides. This is where we deduct with reason and process information in a linear way.

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Malcolm D. Lee: Setting The Bar

When Malcolm D. Lee made his directorial debut with The Best Man, he was prepared to have stardom set in stone. Starring actor Taye Diggs and written and directed by Lee, audiences liked what they saw. Opening weekend scored the movie $9,031,660 in U.S. box office revenue. Now, Lee is releasing his debut’s sequel The Best Man Holiday. On November 15, we will see if audiences are still craving the writing and directing that he introduced to us 14 years ago.

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