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Alexa Lee

Alexa Lee

Former Vox Staff

Latest articles by Alexa Lee

Culture
Japanese Breakfast isn’t the artist she used to beJapanese Breakfast isn’t the artist she used to be
Culture

How indie artist and Crying in H Mart author Michelle Zauner wrote an album about joy and a memoir about loss.

By Alexa Lee
Politics
“We’re both the comfortable and the afflicted”: What gets overlooked when we talk about anti-Asian racism“We’re both the comfortable and the afflicted”: What gets overlooked when we talk about anti-Asian racism
Politics

Cathy Park Hong on unlearning internalized racism and the resurgence of Asian American activism.

By Alexa Lee
The pop culture that brought us joy in 2020
Podcast
Culture

What 26 Vox staffers consumed this year to get them through the darkness.

By Meredith Haggerty, Allegra Frank and 24 more
Culture
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” is the dark horse song of quarantineMegan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” is the dark horse song of quarantine
Culture

Remembering last year’s song of the summer during an endless emotional winter.

By Alexa Lee
Culture
2 winners and 3 losers from One Direction’s solo albums2 winners and 3 losers from One Direction’s solo albums
Culture

The boys have all gone in different … directions … since their indefinite hiatus in 2016. Some are better than others.

By Alexa Lee

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