Noisey
How 'Drag Race' Made Drag Queen Music Video Cameos Legit
You're not imagining it: the way drag queens are used by pop acts has moved from cheap laughs or deviance to something new.
Yusuf Tamanna
6.21.19
Tech
Goodbye Forever, Blackberry Messenger
BBM is being put in the grave today, so we asked people for their fondest memories of the messaging service.
Yusuf Tamanna
5.31.19
the internet
"A Form of Damage Limitation:” Why We Use Twitter Alts and Finstas
We hear from some people maintaining an online double life. Spoiler alert: not everyone uses their secret accounts to shit talk their friends.
Yusuf Tamanna
4.16.19
LGBTQ
There Needs to Be More Support for Britain's LGBTQ Elders
With the current landscape of queer culture and advocacy so focused on the voices and feelings of millennials and Gen Z, there’s a growing concern that older members of the community are being forgotten about.
Yusuf Tamanna
3.27.19
Op-Eds
Tinashe Deserved Better than the Long-Ass Road to 'Joyride'
A mix of music industry drama and the R&B star's frank interviews created a stop-start second album rollout that almost lasted three years.
Yusuf Tamanna
4.13.18
It Happened
Justin Timberlake Is Officially Uncool Now
When exactly did this happen? Charting the slide from "Like I Love You" to today's "Filthy."
Yusuf Tamanna
1.5.18
Remembering Things
Ten Years On, ‘Blackout’ Is Britney Spears’ Greatest Album to Date
A track-by-track rundown of her fifth and most 'I love sex!!' record, in all of its culturally emblematic glory.
Niloufar Haidari
Grace Medford
Alim Kheraj
Yusuf Tamanna
Emma Garland and Lauren O'Neill
10.25.17
Remember Things
How Leona Lewis Ushered in The X Factor’s Brief Golden Era
It's been 10 years since “Bleeding Love”—hate it or not—changed the reality TV talent show for good.
Yusuf Tamanna
5.16.17