Katie Sun

Katie Sun is a junior at Rutgers University majoring in Journalism and Media Studies and minoring in Gender and Media and Art History. Originally from Princeton, she enjoys listening to music.

culture

Netflix’s Concrete Cowboy Spotlights Black Urban Cowboy Culture in a Coming-Of-Age Story

Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin star in a drama that explores gentrification's effects on semi-hidden communities.

SXSW

Inbetween Girl Tells a Refreshingly Honest High School Coming-of-Age Story

In her feature film debut, which premiered at this year’s virtual SXSW Film Festival, writer and director Mei Makino presents a coming-of-age story that depicts the realities of one’s teenage years and growing up. Inbetween Girl captures the struggles of navigating new relationships and finding one’s identity

Film

Graciela Guarani and Gui Bolliger on “My Blood is Red” and Indigenous Genocide in Brazil

At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, three children were brought onto the field to release doves at the opening ceremony. As they began to walk off the field, one of them, a thirteen-year-old boy, held up a red banner that read, “Demarcação Ja!” which is Portuguese for “Demarcation Now.

Film

Netflix's “To All The Boys: Always and Forever” Bids Farewell to Lara Jean

Netflix wraps up its hit rom-com trilogy “To All the Boys” with “To All The Boys: Always and Forever,” which encapsulates all of the highs and lows of senior year of high school. From senior trip to graduation, the final film focuses on themes of self-discovery and change as the

Art

10 Black Contemporary Artists to Follow on Instagram

During Black History Month, it’s important to acknowledge the art world’s history of racial bias and the favoring of white artists. Even today, it is a continued struggle for Black artists to be seen and heard in the mainstream art world. The following Black contemporary artists are sharing

Diversity

How Netflix's "Grand Army" Portrays Diverse Languages and Cultures: The Good and the Bad

After watching countless TV shows about high school that don’t accurately represent what high school is really like, watching the Netflix series “Grand Army” was a breath of fresh air for me. For once, the freshmen actually look like freshmen, but, more importantly, the show unapologetically portrays the realities

Netflix

Netflix's Lupin Reimagines the Classic Gentleman Thief

Most people wouldn’t dare steal a necklace from the Louvre that once belonged to Marie Antoinette. But Assane Diop, the protagonist in Netflix’s new French series “Lupin”, is not like most people. Played by Omar Sy, Assane may blend in with a crowd when walking around the streets