Taking It There.

You're Probably Missing the Point of The Drama. ✩⸜🎬⋆⭒ Film Review ✩

Weaponized white femininity, Zendaya's best work yet, and the character nobody's hating on enough. Let's take it there...

Apr 9 • Ariana

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February 2026

You Paid $20 For Emerald's Teenage Fantasy. Don't Let Them Take Your Joy Too.

The academic elitists are mad you enjoyed Jacob Elordi. I refuse... Let's Take It There.

Feb 24 • Ariana

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January 2026

The Politics of Winning Under The Gaze

Why Teyana’s golden globe win turned into a fight about selling out, stylized rebellion, and who gets to author resistance.

Jan 31 • Ariana

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A Year In Culture 2025

A year-end digital zine and archive of the media, moments, and writing that defined my 2025.

Jan 1 • Ariana

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September 2025

Hip Hop Journalism is Dead. Drake Didn’t Kill It Alone.

From being in bed with Bobbi to dancing on stream with Kai. The culture deserves better. Let’s take it there.

Sep 7, 2025 • Ariana

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June 2025

Cuckholded by the Empire: The Icarus Syndrome of Sean Combs

When Acting Bad Goes Wrong… What Diddy’s fall reveals about the legacy of Black celebrity, the performance of white supremacy, and the cost of…

Jun 15, 2025 • Ariana

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March 2025

Netflix, Rosé, and White Fragility: Why Meghan Has Everyone Triggered

She poured honey into tea. They poured salt into our timelines. Let’s take it there.

Mar 23, 2025 • Ariana

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Saving the World, Loving the Expendable: Mickey 17 and the Role of Black Women in Sci-Fi

People are mad about Mickey 17. I think I know why. Let’s take it there.

Mar 15, 2025 • Ariana

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February 2025

Luxury or Liberation? Target, Tabitha, and the Illusion of Black Capitalism

Capitalism never worked for white people. Why should it work for us? Let's Take It There...

Feb 6, 2025 • Ariana

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January 2025

Golden Globes & Golden Facades: Timothee, Kylie, and the Artifice of Allyship

She's the hyper-capitalist instagram queen & He's the ironically detached theatre kid. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. Let's Take It There.

Jan 8, 2025 • Ariana

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November 2024

America Hates Bad Bitches

There's a War on Baddies and We Won't Let Them Win.

Nov 7, 2024 • Ariana

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September 2024

TYLA: The Foreign With A Faulty Engine

Entitled Uppity African or Demure Pop Princess? Let's Take It There.

Sep 25, 2024 • Ariana

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