Art is about trying to capture a feeling so that others can experience it for themselves. Each medium has its own limitations when conveying the desired experience to its audience. As a result, when a story is transferred from one medium to another, it often needs to change. There’s beauty in the limitations of each medium. Art must adapt to its new home.

Watching the first part of Netflix's new season of Bridgerton feels like a sweet treat at the end of a hard day. Even though it’s another Cinderella story, I'm eating it up. Lead characters Sophie “get out of your house” Baek and Benedict “yes of course, I’ll leave right now” Bridgerton are an iconic addition to the well-known Cinderella and Prince Charming archetypes.

Bachata is a beloved Latin music and dance style, but this hasn't always been the case. Early bachata was stigmatized because of its origins in the Dominican Republic's more rural, often poor areas with limited access to education. First called "belero campesino," or "commoners dance," this style of music was despised by Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator at the time. During Trujillo's reign, music was monopolized by Trujio and his family.

As a viewer, I’m kind of over sex being shown on screen. And apparently, I’m not the only one. According to new research done by Talker Research, many Americans think sex scenes don’t add to a storyline, and more than 40 percent of Gen Z participants state they turn off a film once there's a sex scene. Popular productions like Game of Thrones and The Wolf of Wall Street use sex as a shock factor.

Graphic courtesy of Maya Pegues More and more in order to be an author, you need to understand marketing. Whether you’re self-published or traditionally published, an author has to become

Graphic courtesy of Maya Pegues When I heard that there was going to be a second "Black Phone" movie, I had to roll my eyes at the obvious cash grab.

Graphic courtesy of Maya Pegues Sophia James. A small indie artist trying to share her music and reach the people who will fall in love with it. That means she