The 2018 romantic comedy Love, Simon will be developed into a television series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service Disney+, according to Pride. The film, adapted from Becky Albertalli’s young adult novel, was momentous for its generally positive representation of young gay men. 

Representatives for late musician Tim Bergling—better known as Avicii—announced they will release the album he was producing before taking his own life. Titled TIM, this posthumous album will not be a “collection of musical leftovers,” but rather a fully conceptualized project by Avicii, according to The New York Times. 

History was scheduled to be made on Friday March 29 when NASA intended to launch the first all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station. This milestone mission, however, did not come to fruition based on a simple oversight: the size of the spacesuits.

With the anticipated release of Hulu’s newest original series “The Act” less than a week away, it’s time society reevaluates its relationship with true crime stories. Following the life of convicted murderer Gypsy Blanchard through dramatic reenactment, “The Act” is expected to fall in line with other popular true crime media by exaggerating and glorifying the gruesome reality.

Thanks to content moderators, the unseen heroes of social media, people can be relatively positive they won’t stumble across something extremely graphic or triggering on their feed. Everyone deserves to feel safe while scrolling and to know that the disturbing content others post is being monitored and removed relatively quickly.  

After Kevin Hart renounced his opportunity to host the 91st annual Academy Awards and the Academy decided to go ahead without a host, many viewers were wary about the broadcast. Nevertheless, the ceremony on Sunday Feb. 24 proved to be successful and quite possibly changed the future of award shows. 

At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday Feb. 10, musical greats from nearly every genre came together to celebrate music and honor the outstanding work from 2018. Every year, from nomination announcements to the conclusion of the event itself, there are passionate arguments about the winners, the losers and those who never even got a nomination. 

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade televised its first same-sex kiss in a musical performance by the cast of Broadway’s new musical “The Prom” on Thursday Nov. 22. This was a major win for the LGBTQ+ community, giving same-sex couples adequate representation on an extremely wide platform.

Following the release of their fourth studio album on Friday Nov. 9, American rock band Imagine Dragons went viral, but not because of their album’s success. Instead, the group was the focus of a joke, being branded as the new Nickelback, a band with a long history of being mercilessly mocked. 

For over a week now, thousands of Central Americans have traveled on foot toward the Mexico-United States border. The caravan is full of unarmed people, including many women and children, seeking asylum in the U.S. 

Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court seemed all but certain until Christine Blasey Ford came forward and accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school. Despite the public backlash, Ford is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday Sept. 27.

The announcement of John Legend’s Emmy win on Sept. 9 made him the first African American man to receive the coveted EGOT. The EGOT is composed of at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony; people who have received all four awards enter an elite level of artists who have achieved excellence.

Since the Constitution’s signing, Americans have argued over how much the document should control people’s daily lives. While much of the public conversation has recently focused on the right to bear arms, interpretations of freedom of speech have their own conflicts.

Beyoncé has been gracing the proverbial stage as a powerful black woman for over 20 years. Her Coachella presentation provides an excellent example of how artists can remain influential during contentious times.