There are so many great love songs out there and later this week, we're getting a whole album dedicated to it from my favorite artist, Taylor Swift. The release of her single, "Lover," has got me thinking about what it feels like to be in love and how to know when to say those three special words. In this post, I'll be talking about my favorite love songs that define what I'm like when I'm in love.
“Do You Hear the Sea?:” Longing, Connection, and the Hope to Overcome the Ocean Between Them
Great pieces of art transform and adapt over time so that it gives us a new lesson every time we come back to it. This week, I got to listen and read The Band's Visit again, and this time it begged the question, "Why do we look for happy endings in the stories we consume?" and "What do we hope to see these characters overcome?"
“There’s a Missing Piece:” Asian-American Artists on YouTube
Growing up, I didn’t have many Asian American artists to look up to on T.V. and on other forms of media. Without Asians in popular media, I looked to other sites, like the newly made YouTube platform. In this post, I'll be celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Month, a whole month later, and talk about the Asian American Youtubers that helped define my pride in being Asian.
“How Can You Bear to Let Someone Love You:” What I Learned From Hundred Days
The Bengsons are one of my top favorite artists of all time because of how emotionally open and vulnerable they are in their works. In this post, I'll be examining their most recent album and production, Hundred Days, and what it means to love and be loved by someone.
“Sabihin Mo Na” in Tagalog: Connecting to Filipino Culture through Music
Yeng Constantino is one of the few mainstream Filipino artists that continuously creates new music in Tagalog, which is the main language out of hundreds spoken in the Philippines. Here I'll be talking about how being a fan of Yeng's OPM (Original Pilipino Music) connects me to my native culture and increases my use and knowledge of Tagalog. (Translations are provided in the post.)
Defining Angelika 