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
From performing on the JUNO stage to releasing several chart-climbing hits, Platinum-selling artist and producer Tyler Shaw has taken the industry by storm. But for the Chinese-Canadian songwriter, it’s about embracing all that life has to offer and channeling it into his development and growth as an artist. Earlier this year, Tyler became a new father, shared a powerful message about self-identity, and dropped his latest single: “Be Like You“. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to catch up with Tyler about all these exciting milestones and the release of his
Sophie Guest has emerged as one of the most exciting young actresses of her generation. This year, she’s blowing audiences away starring opposite Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Melody Hurd in Amazon’s critically acclaimed horror anthology series Them. Set in 1953, the series follows a family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white, tree-lined, seemingly idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood. The family’s west coast dream quickly turns into a nightmare plagued by malevolent forces that are both real and supernatural. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat