Let me start with Michelle Randolph. Congratulations on securing Cuffing Season’s #1 Draft Pick. I saw you in that TikTok two stepping with Glen Powell at Donn’s Depot. It feels like a scene out of one of the many romantic comedies, thrillers, and action films that Powell has starred in. “Twisters” is the first one […]
Author Archives: Taylor Crumpton
Taylor Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. In her work—which can be found in outlets like The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, The Guardian, NPR, and many other platforms—Crumpton writes about a range of topics from Black Queer advocacy to the underrepresented hip-hop scenes in the southern United States to pop analysis on releases like “WAP” and “Black Is King”
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Cowboys Are Cool Again, According to Jordan Peele’s New Doc ‘High Horse: The Black Cowboy’
Everybody wants to be a cowboy now. Cowboy core — the Western aesthetic that prioritizes travel experiences in places like Montana, Wyoming, and Utah, where guests can participate in horseback riding, mountain climbing, and birdwatching — was the biggest trend in travel for 2025. Cowboys boots have become commonplace in luxury fashion. “Yellowstone” is one […]
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The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think
America, we have a problem. In the weeks since the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, historically Black colleges and universities have experienced terroristic threats, Black students have been expelled or withdrawn for expressing their first amendment rights, and prominent Black journalists have been fired for social media posts. That’s a big news story, […]
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Nicolandria’s Love Is a Balm for Black Women from the South
When I first read 27-year-old Olandria Carthen’s post-“Love Island USA” interview in Vulture, I knew exactly what she was trying to communicate to the American public about being in a highly visible, interracial relationship with Nicolas Vansteenberghe, 24. The couple, deemed “Nicolandria” by throngs of obsessed fans, went viral on the seventh season of the […]
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Happy July 4. Everything You Love About America Was Made by Black People.
Black women are intrinsic to the fabric of America. Grace Wisher, a Black girl from Baltimore, assisted in the creation of the American flag. Harriet Tubman led Union soldiers to victory at the Combahee Ferry Raid during the Civil War. There is no United States without Black people. It was Black women and men who […]
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Black Dandyism, the 2025 Met Gala Theme, Grew Out of Southern Churches
André Leon Talley is the patron saint of the Met Gala. A Black gay man who grew up in the Jim Crow South, he became one of fashion’s biggest stars. Before his death in 2022, Talley helped dress Michelle Obama as first lady, served as creative director and editor at large at Vogue, and judged […]
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I Love My Texas Ass
There is no greater love than the one that exists between a woman and her ass. And there is no greater ass than one from Texas. Yes, I know Georgia is infamous for their peaches, but take one look at Megan Thee Stallion. And let’s not forget Beyoncé. I come from a state of women […]
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Mo Season 2 Expertly Tells a ‘Real Story’ Through Laughter & Absurdity
As Americans, our unalienable rights enshrined in the Declaration of Independence include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If humor counts on that last point, Mo Amer is a true patriot. Through his show Mo, the second season of which premiered Thursday on Netflix, he’s made millions of viewers across the world laugh while […]