A Thousand Suns: A Retrospective
“A Thousand Suns was an experiment in composition, combining elements of rock, hip-hop, electronica, metal, ambient, 80s new-wave, and spoken-word”
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Rejecting the Feminine - Part Two
“a cool new take on masculinity. Men could be sexy too, and they could use that sexuality just like women.”
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Uncategorized Emerson Kuhn July 26, 2017 (Oops) I Did It Again , barbie , Britney , britney spears , Camp , Cher , Dirt Pop , disney , Diversity , Dream Within A Dream Tour , Embracing the Feminine , female pop vocalists , gay , Kids Incorporated , My Little Pony , N'SYNC , pop , pop culture , pop music , Prince Eric , rejecting the feminine , safe space , Snow White , The Little Mermaid
Mother Monster Will Save Us All.
“As the title implies, she will heal us of the things that are getting us down and she will always be there for us. Mother Monster will save us all.”
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Uncategorized Emerson Kuhn July 6, 2017 back to basics , Christina Aguilera , joanne , lady gaga , music review , pop , pop art , pop culture , pop music , pop relevancy , poprelevancy , popular , prince , the cure
Rejecting the Feminine - Part One
“My whole life, I've been told to reject the feminine. I remember that at early as age five or six, messages about what boys are supposed to be like”
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Uncategorized Emerson Kuhn May 5, 2017 80's , batcave , batman , disney , eddie van halen , emerson kuhn , feminine , femininity , gay , growing up gay , hair bands , john lennon , masculinity , pop , pop art , pop culture , pop relevancy , rejecting the feminine , snow white and the seven dwarves
Celia de la Barbie
“the other popular brown girls of that time perpetuated a very specific type of Latina; sexual, dangerous, and a hourglass figure that reminded me of my Barbie doll.”
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Uncategorized Emerson Kuhn April 22, 2017 america ferrera , barbie , body issues , body positive , Bomba Estero , britney spears , carmen miranda , celia quartermaine , celia robidoux , chicana , Christina Aguilera , disney , disney princesses , fat , femininity , general hospital , gina rodriguez , good neighbor policy , goth , hot topic , identity , jennifer lopez , JLO , latina , latinx , perfect body , pop , pop art , pop culture , pop music , pop relevancy , punk , rita moreno , salma hayek , Sarai Isaura Gonzalez , selena , selena quintanilla-perez , sherilyn wolter , skin color , Soy Yo , teresa barbie , torrid
7 Habits of Highly Effective Divas
“a big theme coming through in a lot of diva pop anthems all centered around working, coming into or owning your greatness.”
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Uncategorized Emerson Kuhn March 25, 2017 7 habits , adele , aidy bryant , amy poehler , amy schumer , ariana grande , beyonce , britney spears , dave chapelle , divas , jay-z , jessie j , lady gaga , leadership , madonna , netflix , nicki minaj , pop , pop art , pop culture , pop relevancy , pussycat dolls , snl , spice girls , steven covey , tina fey
Beauty Beyond the Beast
“the 1991 Academy Award-winning Disney Animated Feature that tells the tale of a young outcast yearning to break free from expectations who learns to find acceptance of herself and that of another outcast.”
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Uncategorized Ludo W. March 18, 2017 Beauty and the Beast , Belle , Brave , Clawhauser , disney , Elsa , Emma Watson , Frozen , Gaston , gay , Get Out , Gideon Grey , Governor Ratcliffe , Jordan Peele , Josh Gad , Lefou , lesbian , LGBT , Luke Evans , Merida , Moonlight , Pocahontas , Starbucks , The Lion King , Timon & Pumba , white privilege , Zootopia
"I was served lemons, but I made Lemonade."
“An examination of Beyoncé's experience with her personal trauma in dealing with infidelity, the cycle of trauma, the historical systemic racism she and her community face”
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Uncategorized Emerson Kuhn March 1, 2017 Angie Cole , emerson kuhn , Empowered Server , Forgiveness , Lemonade , pop , pop relevancy , Self Care , Server , symonne hornaday , Trauma-informed Care