Our team at Humankind Zine gathers all their favorite things each month. For June 2022, we've got a mix of new and old favorites to share. From the captivating series The Summer I Turned Pretty to the classic album Psycho Tropical Berlin by La Femme, there's something for everyone. Click to discover more recommendations from our team.

In this essay, Regina shares her experience and mixed feelings upon returning to university as the world is starting to open back up again. Note: this piece was written earlier in April 2022.

Our team loved a lot of new works in May, such as Stranger Things Season 4, Part 1, and Harry’s House by Harry’s House. Of course, we didn’t forget to include gems from the past that we discovered. Read on to see the full list.

We compiled a list of things that the Humankind Zine team members were loving in the month of April. This list features a range of media as old as Pride and Prejudice to new releases like Heartstopper. We hope you discover something new through our recommendations.

We compiled a list of things that the Humankind Zine team members were loving in the month of March. This list features a range of media as old as Parable of the Sower to new releases like Everything Everywhere All At Once. Click to see more of our faves!

The world is essentially a broken place, filled with misunderstood people is key to understanding the book, Colorful by Eto Mori.

In Audrey Fong’s review of Colorful, she discusses the book’s major themes and how this Japanese classic could resonate with English readers.

Content Warning: Mentions of suicide and bullying

Contributor Audrey Fong writes a review on Friend: A Novel from North Korea by Paek Nam-Nyong. With its English release in 2020, this novel is the first piece of North Korean literature that has reached an English-speaking audience. Audrey shares from the Western perspective that Nam-Nyong's writing doesn't focus on propaganda or politics, but rather the lives of everyday people.

College-aged music enthusiasts are the ones behind Universal Music Group’s creative solutions team, º1824. Via V.K. sits down with one of their PR representative, Olivia Trejo to talk all things º1824.

Writer Joyce Chen reflects on the “hustle & bustle” we fall into throughout our daily lives and ponders on what it is that truly holds value in this thoughtful poem.

Writer Regina Aileenteena pulls on our heartstrings through this letter to her mother which reflects on the ups, downs, and one-of-a-kind love there is in a mother-daughter relationship.

Writer Madelyne Sosa speaks with Ayo “No Stress” about his fashion label, NO STRESS, what living with no stress means to him, and how he turned his personal mantra into a fashion label.

Writer Regina Aileenteena writes about her personal mental health journey, as well as the importance of letting yourself feel your emotions, opening up to others, and asking for help.

In her original poem poet, Addie Elizabeth writes about her own mental health and the struggle of giving until there is nothing left for oneself.

Alexander Glantz, better known as Alexander 23, shares details about his latest EP “Oh No, Not Again!”, his creative process during the pandemic, and some advice for artists.

Writer Rosie Shackleton reflects on what it means to be “mediocre” while living through a pandemic and celebrates having the ability to make it through day-to-day life and adjust to a new normal in this essay.

Zophia McDougal writes metaphorically about the experience and thoughts of a “worry wart” and confronting one’s fears in this original poem, “a psalm for the worry wart.”

Writer Lauren Parsons describes the complexities that go into conversing, the sentiments which come from them, and where the best places are to overhear them.