Youeal Abera
Incredibles 2 makes for an incredible sequel
June 29, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera In 2004, Walt Disney Pictures released a superhero family film that had an impact on the animation world, but it wasn’t the characters’ abnormalities that garnered the film such astounding critical and commercial success. Rather, it was the way the family showed they were just like us that catapulted The Incredibles into being a global phenomenon. Fast forward 14 years (yes, you read that correctly), and the Incredibles have jumped back onto the big screen in the new summer blockbuster Incredibles 2. In Pixar’s latest instalment, we watch as Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash,…
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Deadpool 2 is still dead funny
June 9, 2018By: Youeal Abera Warning: this article contains spoilers. For years, Ryan Reynolds tirelessly worked to bring beloved Marvel superhero Deadpool to the big screen. After all his persistence, Deadpool hit theatres in February 2016, and the movie was a massive…
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Don’t forget, celebrities experience injuries too
June 5, 2018Written by Youeal Abera, Peak Associate Last week, SZA and Top Dog Entertainment (TDE) fans alike were informed of the sad news that R&B megastar SZA would be pulled out of a couple of dates of the TDE Championship Tour…
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Album Reviews
May 26, 2018By: Youeal Abera and Eva Zhu Joyride by Tinashe Tinashe is a rare artist. As her ability to produce music is self-taught, Tinashe has been able to make music that pushes the traditional outlines of R&B. With Joyride, she does…
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Album Reviews
May 7, 2018By: Youeal Abera and Natasha Tar Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer is Janelle Monáe’s third album, and with it, she reveals herself so vulnerably that she has manifested her most bold, beautiful work. Songs such as…
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The soundtrack to a dream manifested
February 27, 2018By: Youeal Abera The album begins with the title track of the project, “Black Panther,” a song written and performed by Kendrick Lamar. On the record, curated by Lamar, he emphasizes the concept of being a king. This both works…
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Tupac: the man and the myth
July 19, 2017By: Youeal Abera To simply call the late Tupac Shakur a ‘rapper’ would be horrendously incorrect and would fail to honour his legacy. Tupac was an artist, an intellectual, and a revolutionary. By the time of his death, at just…
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