Olivia Rodrigo

Vulnerable yet vibrant, Chappell Roan’s music feels fit for late nights spent spinning beneath glittering mirrorballs. Amid the intimate radiance of San Francisco’s August Hall, the rising pop star’s breathless admirers had the opportunity to capture this very sensation on March 14.

Sometimes Good Riddance draws too heavily upon its influences, but it nevertheless remains singular in sound and ambition — both of which are touching and impactful throughout.

Holding eye contact with someone often provides reassurance that we are seen. But as someone who manifests a version of myself based on that look in the eyes of those I love, I’m terrified I’ll blink and miss what they see in me.

2022, thank you for all of the memorable pop culture moments and amazing new music, shows, and movies. 2023, we’re ready for you!

The movie is thickly coated in references to ‘90s era classics, from “Clueless” to “Mean Girls” to “10 Things I Hate About You.”

Breakups are an oddly universal, familiar sensation — and going through it in solitude doesn’t make anyone feel any better.

Charli XCX's capturing of the “main pop girl” aesthetic is not an imitation — it is an oracular impulse.

Though her Baby Queen persona drips with stately cynicism, Bella Latham exudes warmth and wit, relaying the same kind-hearted candor that constructs all eight episodes.

Thematically dismal but largely upbeat, emails i can't send chronicles Carpenter’s despair while retaining her catchy style.