Paula Mejía
Paula Mejía is a Colombian American writer and editor from Houston. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, GQ, the Atlantic, Texas Monthly, and other publications. She teaches graduate arts writing at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and lives in Los Angeles.

Sunshine Pop: 5 Essential Tracks
Mellow and oh so mood setting.
Dec 19, 2025

Big Acts Who Have Soaked Up Sunshine Pop
From Beyoncé to Cypress Hill, these genre-spanning artists have sampled, referenced, or reshaped sunshine pop’s bright melodies and shadowy undertones.
Dec 19, 2025

Sunshine Pop: When the Sun Goes Down
Five years after their disastrous first performance, the Beach Boys transformed surf music into sunshine pop.
Dec 19, 2025