There’s no denying that Casi Joy has a voice that will stop you in your tracks. Her signature blend of traditional country with modern-day pop influences has won her fans around the world, including former Voice coach Blake Shelton. She’s shared the stage with peers including Maren Morris, Keith Urban, and Montgomery Gentry, and she’s just getting started. Earlier this year, she released a new single, and we learned all about it! PC: How did you discover your passion for music? Casi: My passion for performing actually came first. I
Nathaniel Ashton is an up-and-coming actor who’s stolen our hearts (and the show) with his breakout performance as Ben in Freeform’s Cruel Summer. Set in a small town in Texas, the suspenseful drama takes place over three summers in the ’90s, when a popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America. Nathaniel shines as Ben, a character who brings hope and light during the darkest of times.
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut and the cast of Cruel Summer have kept audiences on the edge of their seats with the show’s explosive first season. Set in a small town in Texas, the suspenseful drama takes place over three summers in the ’90s, when a popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Ashlei about her multifaceted career, Cruel Summer,
S.K. Ali is famous for her first book, Saints and Misfits, which is a 2018 William C. Morris Award finalist and winner of the APALA Honor Award and Middle East Book Honor Award. In Saints and Misfits, Janna is a teenager who deals with being sexually assaulted by a prominent member in her community. In the new sequel, Misfit in Love, a couple of years have passed and Janna has since graduated from high school. She is a stronger person now and becomes more resourceful throughout the book. As Janna’s