Lauren Michele Jackson

  1. metacamp
    The Racial Wonderland of Aladdin’s GenieAnxieties about the Disney cast arose immediately after the live-action movie was announced. Interestingly, none of the concern extended to Genie.
  2. deep dives
    To Whom Does Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’ Owe Its Sound?If the question is whether or not “7 Rings” owes its existence to appropriation, then the answer is yes.
  3. close reads
    The Alluring Melancholy of Ambrose Spellman on Chilling AdventuresIn praise of the Netflix show’s mysterious brooding warlock.
  4. close reads
    The Haunting of Hill House and the Madness of FamilyHorror is about the ghouls we know and what goes bump in the night, and especially the place where those two become one.
  5. deep dives
    A Deep Dive Into Ariana Grande’s ‘Breathin’’ VideoThere’s a lot you can learn from a breath.
  6. close reads
    Who Really Owns the ‘Blaccent’?While Awkwafina successfully imitates something in Crazy Rich Asians, it’s not black language.
  7. How Did SpongeBob SquarePants Become the Most Meme-able TV Show?The past year has gifted the internet with no less than five viral SpongeBob memes
  8. Black Music Is Still an Essential Part of Justin Timberlake’s Man of the WoodsThe work of the artist is to craft a spectacle and so far he’s succeeded by undercutting his own announcement with a sound that feels very usual.
  9. How Today’s Most Daring, Weird Cartoons Transform the Minstrel AestheticUnlike their minstrel predecessors, these cartoons celebrate oddities rather than ridicule them.