[in]Visible Magazine

Whether or not you’re the biggest Beyoncé or Rihanna fan, you have to admit that these two fiercely black female artists are no “one hit wonders.” With Bey’s “Formation” fueling the Black Lives Matter movement and her recent drop of new album “Lemonade,” as well as the Barbadian singer’s album “ANTI” hitting number one on […]

Lana del Rey isn’t real. Or so goes the rally cry of hipsters across the country, complaining that the stage persona of singer Elizabeth Grant is entirely synthetic, designed by corporate masterminds in the music industry to make money off of her beauty, sultry voice, and her ability to appeal to an American consumerist mindset. […]

What better way to start [in]Visible Magazine’s weekly blog playlist than with the theme of the invisible. A soundtrack to the unseen, the songs in this playlist bring attention to a reality where the invisible, the ignored is acknowledged and even confronted. From those hidden in plain sight to the ghosts of our present or […]

A friend of mine was recently at a bar in New York City, when she met a nice white guy who bought her a drink and wanted to talk to her about music. After a few drinks, he humbly outed himself as Uproot Andy, DJ from Toronto, Canada, and based out of Brooklyn. She called […]

Let’s do a thought experiment. If I say, “guilty pleasure TV,” what shows come to mind? My guess: reality shows like “America’s Next Top Model” or “The Bachelor.” What about films? Probably anything IMDb labels a “chick flick.” Books? “Chick lit.” And has anyone gone to a boy band concert lately? I’m sensing a pattern […]

It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that Steven Universe, ostensibly just another cute, fantastical offering from Cartoon Network, has spent the two years of its broadcast upending the status quo of American children’s cartoons. The diversity of skin color and body type in this show, not to mention its canonical representation of queerness, […]

With the semester rapidly drawing to a close, we’re all looking for ways to procrastinate (er, take well-deserved study breaks) that we can justify as at least minimally productive or educational. Pride (2014), an independent British film with a kick-ass ensemble cast, gets my vote. Here’s why: 1. The film follows a London-based group, Lesbians […]

The pre-show ends; the lights dim; the audience shivers with antici…pation. There is no popcorn in sight, though some of us have packed a slice of toast. As the opening musical number begins, a pair of red lips fills the screen… and one of the live actors strides in front to begin a striptease. Welcome […]

  Image Source This past summer, some friends and I went to see How to Train Your Dragon 2. I hadn’t seen the first movie, but I had been assured it was good, so I was game. Some 102 minutes later, I walked out of the theater and announced, “All screenwriters should be fired.” Six […]

After countless Batman and Superman films (and even more to come) DC announces that the very first ever live action Wonder Woman movie will be released in 2017. Given the lack of female-led movies, and especially female-led superhero movies, this is a cause for celebration. For a long time Hollywood has been in the mindset […]