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Lenika Cruz

Lenika Cruz

Senior Editor at The Atlantic

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Recent Articles

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Jungkook of BTS Is Chasing His Pop-Star Dream

“As I grew up, I came to terms with reality.”
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A Pop Declaration More Than a Decade in the Making

Suga, the first member of BTS to hold a solo tour, just delivered a thrilling statement of artistic individuality.
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RM of BTS Is Embracing the Silence

On his debut solo album, “Indigo,” the South Korean rapper finds meaning within the noise of global stardom.
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The Guilt-Free Pleasure of Airplane Movies

Amid the endless tiny indignities of air travel, only one true retreat remains.
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His Mother’s Life Was a Mystery He Needed to Solve

A landmark novel from the island of Guam is both a brutal story of war and a beautiful act of resurrection.
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When BTS Came to the White House - The Atlantic

Why the world’s biggest band visited the White House to speak out against anti-Asian racism
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How BTS Made One Night Last Forever - The Atlantic

With four sold-out concerts in Los Angeles, the pop superstars proved their timelessness to critics, fans, and themselves.
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I Didn’t Know My Mom Was Dying. Then She Was Gone.

Would things have been better if I had known the truth?
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In 2020, BTS Made the World Feel Big Again - The Atlantic

In 2020, the world’s biggest band proved that it excels equally at massive spectacle and small-scale intimacy.
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BTS’s ‘Life Goes On’ Did the Impossible

The Grammy-nominated pop septet’s newest single became the first Korean song to top the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100—with virtually no radio play.
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BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ Could Upend the Music Industry

The English-language single’s massive success is a career milestone for the South Korean pop group—and a reflection of America’s entertainment market.
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What It's Like to Become a Fan of BTS Overnight

The Korean pop superstars’ devoted following and chart-topping success have won them comparisons to the Beatles. Why was I surprised to get swept up in their magic?
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The Flawed Power of HBO's Henrietta Lacks Film

The HBO film, based on the book by Rebecca Skloot and starring Oprah Winfrey, centers on the family of the woman whose cancer cells revolutionized medical science.
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The Meaning of Eyes and Cameras in Jordan Peele's 'Get Out'

Jordan Peele’s fantastic film relies heavily on the sense of sight to amplify its racial horror.
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‘Beware the Slenderman’ Is a True-Life Horror Story for Parents

The HBO documentary delves into the disturbing 2014 case of two Wisconsin girls who say they stabbed their friend to appease a bogeyman-like figure.
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What Sets the Smart Heroines of 'Hidden Figures' Apart

Movies about brilliant scientific or mathematical minds often focus on their subject’s ego—not so with a new film about three African American women who worked at NASA in the ’60s.
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Where Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Loses Its Magic - The Atlantic

Despite its charms, Netflix’s 1980s throwback series errs in how it treats its most important young character.
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A Sea of Blockbusters and Almost No Female Directors - The Atlantic

Movies made by women tend to make more money than films by men—but Hollywood hasn’t picked up on this yet.
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The Brutal, Bloody Fun of 'Green Room'

Jeremy Saulnier&rsquo;s taut, gory thriller follows a band trapped in a rock venue by white supremacists after witnessing a crime.
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The Missing Piece of the Oscars' Diversity Conversation - The Atlantic

The focus of the debate this year shows how Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans are often sidelined in the very discussions meant to bring attention to them.
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'Mustang': When Girls Just Want to Have Fun

The Oscar-nominated French-Turkish film is a tender, funny, and painful portrait of five sisters fighting for their freedom.