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Kendra Beltran

Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer

Kendra Beltran is a pop culture obsessed writer who spent her youth tirelessly jotting down ‘Total Request Live’ data after school. She took that obsession and a useless college degree, and spun it into enough to pay her rent by writing for MTV Geek, Collider, Popverse, and more. Over the years her interest in pop culture has only grown, and today she finds herself baking while streaming ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ running (slowly) while listening to podcasts about the ‘90s, and hanging out with her dog while taking in emo playlists. Kendra also hosts a podcast dedicated to all the crushes people have had in life from Disney to real-life called Crushgasm.

EXPERTISE:

Entertainment, The ‘90s, Television

23 educators from pop culture that made school seem worthwhile

School can be and is often overwhelming for many reasons, but it can make all the difference when students have at least one teacher that goes above and beyond for them. These are the best teachers pop culture has had to date.

These 24 films were all the rage at 1990s sleepovers

Today, kids can browse a multitude of apps and scroll through an endless list of films, but back in the ‘90s, it was about that glorious trip to the local video store.

20 lessons learned from TV moms

The women who raise us in real life, whether mothers, grandmas, aunts, or people who stepped up, will never be taken for granted when it comes to all they do and teach us in life. With that, it’s time to indulge in the life lessons learned from some of the best TV moms ever.

24 of the most iconic videos from MTV’s 'TRL'

Total Request Live was pop culture excellence in its purest form, and while it's in part to the barrage of guests, it’s also because of the videos the action was centered around.

20 soundtrack songs as iconic as the movie they’re from

“Let It Go” from Frozen is a prime example of a song that went on to be its own entity outside of the film. Find out what other soundtrack songs managed to become so iconic that they’re as favorites as the movies they were in.

21 romantic comedies that have defined the genre since the ‘80s

Where would society be without Julia Roberts’ laugh as Richard Gere closed the jewelry box on her or the dance scene in 13 Going on 30? Exactly. With that, it’s time to look at the romcoms that helped define the genre from the ‘80s through today.

They aren’t so bad: 20 supervillains fans lowkey root for

Who doesn’t want to throw a parade every time Superman or Captain America saves the day? But once in a great while, there is a villain or two that comes through and makes the other guy, the bad guys, seem, well, not so bad.

TV's 24 most iconic TV siblings

Think of how boring The Simpsons would be without the back-and-forth between Bart and Lisa. TV siblings are what drive most shows into the hearts of fans all over the world. With that, it is time to celebrate the best TV siblings.

20 must-read celebrity memoirs

Celebrity memoirs give fans a chance to get to know their favorites on a personal level, much more than an Instagram post or a movie role, because, really, those are for show. Sit back and find a potential next book purchase with these must-read celebrity memoirs.

20 fictional characters we would want to celebrate 4/20 with

When it is time to sit back, relax, and take your mind off the chaos of the world, it is nice to do so with an herbal refreshment of sorts in hand and people who can enhance the experience.

The best movies to celebrate 4/20 with

From oversized sharks and superheroes to ones that are just plain dope, these are the best movies to spend a wonderful 4/20 with.

Seth Rogen’s career-defining films so far

When historians look back at comedy in the 21st century, Seth Rogen will be among the greats mentioned.

The best pets in pop culture

From the pups fans have wanted to call their own to the creatures that could only be pets in worlds of make-believe, one thing’s for sure: They all deserve all the cuddles and kisses.

TV’s best Black characters of the 21st century

Television in the new millennium evolved in more ways than one, including the array and abundance of Black characters TV fans watch weekly, stream, or even binge on a lazy weekend afternoon. So let’s get to it and celebrate the best Black TV characters of the 21st century so far.

The best Coachella headliners ever

A quarter of a million people flock to the California desert yearly to witness the biggest names in music at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Who brought their A-Game and left those thousands of sunburnt fans feeling musically blessed? Find out as we break down the best Coachella headliners ever.

Teen movie leads that’d be the best and worst prom dates

While not every teen movie features a final dance, fans have always daydreamed about what it’d be like to show up to their proms in the arms of their favorite teen movie leads.