The video game “Hytale,” that has been in production for ten years and received high amounts of anticipation when announced, has recently been confirmed to have cancelled development after a full decade of work with a recent announcement from Hypixel studios, on their official website, stating that “we’re ending development on ‘Hytale’ and beginning the […]
Day: June 26, 2025
We’re Too Dumb For Unreliable Narrators – And That’s a Problem
We’re all becoming dumb. Well, in the sense that media literacy is dying – and with it the unreliable narrator. Unreliable narrators are (biasedly) one of the best ways to create a compelling and relatable story; they are a key part of what makes storytelling feel human. Just like in real life, not everyone can […]
The Medicalization of Weight and the Death of Diet Culture
The era of kale chips, waist trainers and detox teas may be drawing its final breath — replaced by a once-obscure injectable medication called Ozempic. Celebrities and social media influencers alike have helped catapult Ozempic and similar glucagon-likepeptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists into the cultural spotlight. Originally developed for diabetes management, these medications are now marketed — […]
Will The Zombie Genre Revive Itself?
The zombie movie genre has consistently been at the forefront of popular culture for decades. These creatures have graced the screens of millions across the world, and yet they have fallen out of favor in the past few years. People have argued that the beginning of its decline happened around the mid-2010s, likely due to […]
The Impact Of Soundbite Democracy
In the age of 24/7 content and vanishing attention spans, political power is no longer measured in policy or public service — it’s measured in clips. Fifteen seconds. That’s the new length of a political legacy. A blink-and-you-miss-it gaffe. A staged zinger at a debate. A phone-recorded tirade at a diner in Ohio. These moments […]
The Mets Break Out of Losing Streak
Throughout the season so far, New York’s Mets have had a bad string of defeats. Out of the eleven games they have played before the Atlanta Braves, they lost ten of them from the terrible slump they have been in. However, because of their victory against the Braves, this now seems to be the turning […]
The Decline of Music Festivals
Music festivals used to be a highly successful method of garnering success in the music industry; however, those days seem to be long gone, with an evident decline in the performance of music festivals in recent times. According to CNN, “the longstanding Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago isn’t returning this summer, following similar announcements last […]
HBO’s “Girls” Is the Brutally Honest Show Every 20-Something Needs
“Girls” is undoubtedly the best show ever created, especially if you’re in your 20s and still figuring the whole life thing out (so, basically everyone). It’s a brilliant and brutally honest depiction of just what it takes as you stumble into the chaos of adulthood. If you love “Sex and the City,” like the rest […]
New York Governor Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant
We have always been searching for more ways to create the power we need, from discovering alternative power sources to reimagining the ones we have now. The amount of electricity it takes to power a city like New York is staggering, so Governor Kathy Hochul plans to build a new nuclear plant. This proposed facility […]
