Writer Sophie Wilson talks to comedian Tess Gatuso about using humor to empower people, making comedy more inclusive and laughing through the darkness.
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Interview
Don’t Call Her an Activist: In conversation with Livia Rose Johnson
Story Editor Zoe Allen interviews Livia Rose Johnson, a co-founder and leader of the powerful advocacy collective Warriors in the Garden.
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A world of inspiration: An interview with filmmaker Tayarisha Poe
Art Director Tina Tona chats with filmmaker Tayarisha Poe about her debut feature, “Selah and the Spades,” her many inspirations, and the world she created.
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Virtual Honeymoon: a Zoom call with Lili Trifilio
Writer Merrill Watzman interviews Lili Trifilio, the frontwoman of Beach Bunny, a Chicago based power-pop group, or at least that’s how she describes their sound for interview purposes.
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Virtual Girls on Quarantine
For this unique edition of “Girls on,” Crybaby spoke with young women all over the world, living in different circumstances, yet, all in quarantine. Hana Mendel photo-directed and edited these portraits—all remotely.
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Lauren Greenfield and Materialist Preoccupations: An Interview Excerpt
Writer Simone Rembert spoke with photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield about her work, “Tiger King,” Instagram, and what projects she’s working on at the moment. This is an excerpt, as the full conversation will be published in Crybaby’s next print issue.
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The Stars Aligned, or Whatever You Want to Say
Writer Simone Rembert interviews Holmes Holmes, a Chicago-based comedian, about her comedy, coping with quarantine, phone therapy and kissing one’s little arm.
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Mavi opens the windows to his soul
Writer Jourdan Taylor interviews Mavi, an up-and-coming D.C. rapper. His is debut album, “Let The Sun Talk,” features 32 minutes of soulful, inspired, and most importantly, progressive hip-hop.
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BENEE’s sound is like a crisp apple (just ask her)
Story Editor Zoe Allen chats with the Kiwi popstar about her sound, style, her two-EP 2019, what’s next and why her music is like a “crispy apple.”
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Birth Control Diaries No. 4
Story Editor Zoe Allen and Writer Irine Le interview two college students about their experiences with birth control for the fourth installment of the Birth Control Diaries.
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