Writer Mehrnaz Tiv writes about the anxieties that come with leaving college abruptly and returning to your childhood bedroom filled with mirrors and body image issues.
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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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Bring on the Filth: a case for dirty humor during quarantine
Writer Lily Goldberg argues that quarantine is the perfect time to bring back “The Aristocrats,” a famous dirty joke that originated on burlesque and vaudeville stages in the early 20th century.
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I swear it’s not that bad: “The Bee Movie”
“The Bee Movie” is so much more than a medium-successful animated film—it is a cultural phenomenon, the inspiration for many meme-makers, and a children’s film about capitalism.
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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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A world of dance and love, together and apart
Separated by almost two thousand miles due to COVID-19, dancers Philip Strom and Maxwell Read are learning how to maintain their relationship with their craft and with each other.
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I swear it’s not that bad: “The Kissing Booth”
Introducing Crybaby’s first film review series, “I swear it’s not that bad,” where our writers argue for their favorite bad movie… First up, our editor-in-chief Remi Riordan defends Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth.”
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The Trials and Tribulations of an Expired Weave
Writer Kimberlean Donis pens an honest and heart wrenching piece about her reality of being a Black woman in the midst of pandemic, as well as every day.
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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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