In defense of young adult literature

The genre to which these popular titles belong was on the chopping block in Slate.com's Against YA: Adults Should Be Embarrassed to Read Children's Books. I’ll admit it. I love a good young adult novel.…

Black is the new black: The rising prominence…

Actress Lupita N'yongo graces the cover of July's Vogue. Photo by Jasmyne Ray. In its 39th season, “Saturday Night Live” was widely criticized for not having a black female cast member. Kenan Thompson and Jay…

Halloween: More fun than evil

A duo portray evil and good as a demon and an angel. Photo by Jennifer Williams.    Blood, guts, cleavage and tiaras are all things people are sure to see on Halloween night. Many people…