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01/09/2025

Before she was exposing lead pipes and healthcare myths, Lizzie Walsh was ghostwriting for Big Pharma. Now she’s using data journalism to turn spreadsheets into stories that matter.

Before she was investigating lead pipes and climate injustice, Lizzie Walsh was ghostwriting for Big Pharma. Now the CUNY J-School grad is turning spreadsheets into stories that stick.

06/08/2025

From Boyle Heights to the Bronx, “Mood Ring Radio: East L.A. x Nueva Yol”

From Boyle Heights to the Bronx, “Mood Ring Radio: East L.A. x Nueva Yol” curates the protest anthems of our time. Blending Chicano pride, global diaspora stories, and razor-sharp commentary on ICE…

03/08/2025

03/08/2025

Six months into Trump’s second term, the U.S. feels like a dystopian reality show: floods kill children while disaster funds build cages, famine is weaponized abroad, and justice rots behind sealed files. America’s Villain Era: Season 2 of Trump’s Dystopia asks: is this what we want America to be?...

Six months into Trump’s second term, the U.S. feels like a dystopian reality show: floods kill children while disaster funds build cages, famine is weaponized abroad, and justice rots behind sealed…

19/07/2025

In a world that equates value with virality, what happens to the joy of creating just for yourself? Smriti Mamgain reflects on the pressure to monetize everything, and what it means to return to art, rest, and hobbies without a performance lens....

In a world that equates value with virality, what happens to the joy of creating just for yourself? Smriti Mamgain reflects on the pressure to monetize everything, and what it means to return to ar…

11/07/2025

Open Knowledge, Digital Witnessing, and Journalistic Integrity: A Conversation with Molly Stark Dean

Journalist and educator Molly Stark Dean reflects on newsroom ethics, the rise of AI, gender disparities in media, and why storytelling remains vital in an evolving digital landscape.

10/06/2025

Charli XCX called it first—now “Brat Summer” is turning into a Gen Z-powered political moment. From viral TikToks to Megan Thee Stallion rallies, Kamala Harris’s campaign is embracing the internet’s loudest language. Here’s how the VP became the main character of 2024....

Charli XCX called it first—now “Brat Summer” is turning into a Gen Z-powered political moment. From viral TikToks to Megan Thee Stallion rallies, Kamala Harris’s campaign is embracing the internet’…

09/06/2025

Warped Tour is back.
Old emos, meet Gen Z.
From We The Kings to the next wave of scream-it-out-loud stars, I break down Warped’s 2025 reboot—and why it still hits like a kick drum to the chest.

🖤 New Blood vs. Nostalgia
By Tricia Chérie

New Blood vs. Nostalgia: Inside Warped Tour’s Gen-Z Reboot June 2025 By: Tricia Cherie If Coachella was your cousin’s Instagram debut, Warped Tour was your older sister’s final MySpace post—chaotic…

03/06/2025

In this cultural deep-dive, journalist Tricia Chérie unpacks the eerie predictions of the AI 2027 forecast—where self-improving algorithms don’t just follow prompts, they make the rules. From lovebots to geopolitical arms races, this isn’t science fiction. It’s already here....

In this cultural deep-dive, journalist Tricia Chérie unpacks the eerie predictions of the AI 2027 forecast—where self-improving algorithms don’t just follow prompts, they make the rules. From loveb…