By Wilfred Jones Jr. | March 3, 2026 The new restaurant “Chix” recently opened on Madison Avenue, serving a variety of dishes.  Photo Credit: Wilfred Jones Jr. / The ASP About The Owner Maher Al Naisani , the owner, is a 37-year-old Arab-American. He immigrated to the U.S. in pursuit of finding better health care for his daughter, who suffered from brain damage. He traveled to various countries, including Turkey, before settling in the state

By Sofia Lamdichi | February 10, 2026 Image Credits: Wikimedia / Trevor Stone “The most important thing in the world is difference.” -Professor Schoolman Behind the vibrant shop windows of Fifth Avenue and the high-energy design studios of Los Angeles lies a workforce that is often as invisible as it is essential. For the thousands of immigrant workers, many of whom are undocumented who sew, cut, and finish the clothes we wear, the workplace is no longer just a site of labor.

By Sofia Lamdichi | February 2, 2026 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons  / Martamenchini It has become impossible to ignore that savoring literature and film is littered with an impatient attitude towards the characters by many audiences. How dare we read or watch a character who is imperfect? After all, we use art to escape the imperfect lives we lead. The last thing audiences seem to want is to look into a mirror rather than stare at a screen or at words on a page. Due to audi

By Sofia Lamdichi | February 2, 2026 Photo Credit: Pixabay Emotions and internal thoughts are created within, and sometimes meant to stay within. Expressing oneself through art allows for others to resonate with the emotions being portrayed, but traditionally it is not customary for an artist to write out exactly how audiences are meant to feel. Some do, but it was never common to see many do this.  With the rise of social media, there has also been a rise of people being abl

By Mattie Fitzpatrick | December 8, 2025  Photo Credit: Mattie Fitzpatrick | The ASP Medusa I scream up to the sky, but it has only ever been empty for me. They’ve done it again. There’s a broken child at my feet, blood where bravado once bloomed. His mask has become sticky with sweat against his face, his skin pale, and his breath coming fast. I drop to my knees next to him, cradling his head on my lap. I focused on his face as the sword and mirror hit the sand next to his b

By Kehinde Adejumo | December 5, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Tate McRae decided to close off the “So Close To What” era by giving fans four new deluxe tracks plus the already released “TIT FOR TAT”. The explosive single debuted  at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Released on Nov. 21, “SO CLOSE TO WHAT???” focuses on healing from a breakup and the pressures that come with being in the spotlight. Tate revealed  on Instagram that she was writing a lot of poetry while sh

By Maurice Burbridge | December 1, 2025  Photo Credit: Doro Götz | © TondowskiFilms, FlairFilm In “No Mercy”   Isa Willinger sets herself on a mission to determine if women make harsher films than men, after her muse Kira Muratova–one of many influential but under-appreciated female directors in the history of cinema–asserted such to be the truth. Earlier this month, “No Mercy” had its North American premiere at DOC NYC, and is now available to stream until Nov. 30th. Willing

By Maurice Burbridge | November 24, 2025  Photo Credit: Zackary Canepari  | HBO Zackary Canepari recalled himself and Jessica Dimmock searching something common as their child reached school-age in 2019: “How are these schools preparing for gun violence?” This search led the two, already filmmakers and journalists, to a years-long investigation into the mass shooter preparedness industry, and the toll this industry’s fabricated violent scenarios are taking on students and tea

By Sofia Lamdichi | November 17, 2025 W.E.B Du Bois Photo Credit:  Addison Norton Scurlock  | WikiMedia Commons The rise in young Black men putting down the practice of wearing Nike techs. They are classifying those who do wear Nike Techs as aggressive, ghetto, unprofessional, and immature. Men who wear quarter-zip shirts are often perceived as professional, patient, masculine, and approachable. This may be something some of you applaud, but it should be something that is fea

By Kiera Garcia | November 10, 2025    Photo Credit: Ronald Woan | Flickr   Following the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl  and announcement of her Disney Plus docuseries about the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has become a popular subject of discussion. Swift has truly experienced the life of a showgirl throughout her career. Starting as a young girl singing on her Christmas tree farm to a self-made billionaire performing at sold out stadiums, she has created a leg

By Sofia Lamdichi | November 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Adrian Greenwood | Wikimedia Commons The recent surge in Black women embracing premium athleisure on campuses like the University at Albany is a powerful visual statement that pushes back against a long history of systemic exclusion of them from wellness and fitness spaces. This isn't merely about fashion, it's about claiming space that was historically denied through a variety of socioeconomic, environmental and cultural ba

By Lucienne Burns | November 3, 2025             Photo Credit: Pixabay Tame Impala’s fifth studio album “Deadbeat” debuted Oct. 17, bringing club beats and an occasionally catchy sound. But is this “new” vibe what fans wanted?  “Deadbeat” is the first Tame Impala album to come out in five years, following the 2020 release of “The Slow Rush.” Behind Tame Impala is musician Kevin Parker. Parker’s fifth musical project consists of 12 tracks, totaling up to just under 56 minutes.

By Sofia Lamdichi | October 27, 2025 Photo Credit: Kyle Nishioka | Wikimedia Commons The nightlife scene as a college student is often depicted as a rite of passage, an experience that is not only expected but considered essential to the collegiate experience. For many, it is imagined as an exciting world of parties, clubs and endless opportunities for socializing and fun.  Women are frequently told that these experiences are theirs for the taking, that the doors to nightlife

By Maurice Burbridge | October 20, 2025  Photo Credit: Courtesy of Netflix  Sometimes you watch a movie, and quickly recognize that for better or worse, it is symbolic of the time in which it is made. Hopefully, decades from now, future viewers will look back on The Perfect Neighbor as an exemplar of a time where gun violence and racism were unbelievably common. But for now, this is the society we live in, highlighted brutally in Geeta Gandbhir’s new documentary — primarily t

By Sofia Lamdichi | October 13, 2025    Photo Credits: Zak John/ TheRealZak on Youtube  (Top) and Brandon Edwards/ MayoIsNot on Youtube  (Bottom). Streaming has become one of the most well-known forms of media ever since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. People having to keep themselves entertained and find ways to reach out to the outside world is what bred such a high demand for streamers. Recently, it cannot be ignored that some of the biggest names in streaming are Black men. 

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