Month: March 2026

Clavicular Exposes The Mainstream To The Toxic Male Beauty Standards Of Looksmaxing

Clavicular Exposes The Mainstream To The Toxic Male Beauty Standards Of Looksmaxing

​The online manosphere community has had an unfortunate amount of influence on a large portion of young men and boys in recent years. While the popularity took a significant dip in the past two years, it has recently re-entered the mainstream thanks to the influencer Clavicular. Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular, is an influencer […]

Middle School Stabbing in NYC

Middle School Stabbing in NYC

There must be something in the water—because it seems like kids are becoming increasingly violent by the day. Violence between children has increased within the past decade, and an incident occurring at a middle school in the Bronx area adds to these concerning numbers. An 11-year-old girl was taken into custody after stabbing a 12-year-old […]

The Symbiotic Relationship Between Wildlife and Politics

The Symbiotic Relationship Between Wildlife and Politics

Today, March 3, is World Wildlife Day (WWD). Established in 2013 by the United Nations General Assembly, WWD marks the anniversary of the “signing of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora”, also known as CITES. This agreement was created to address the wildlife trade that pushes species towards […]

My Nervous System Needs Me

My Nervous System Needs Me

Yoga and meditation, journaling, breathwork–all such simple tasks, but they make all the difference for our wellbeing. In recent months, there has been a shift in the way individuals are taking control of their mental wellbeing and processing emotions and trauma they have experienced. Rather than prioritizing therapies such as psychotherapy, or ‘talk therapy,’ individuals […]

Ban Fur?

Ban Fur?

What was supposed to be a memorable week of glam, fashion, and beauty to debut on the red carpets in Milan for Milan Fashion Week has been left well… ugly and tainted by many people.  Staging and organizing many protests in response to the event, many animal rights activists have taken to the streets to […]

War in Middle East Forces ATP players to Stay

War in Middle East Forces ATP players to Stay

Saturday marked the conclusion of the grueling Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Tournament. The ATP 500 tournament lasted for a week as many of the top players of the circuit competed to hold the trophy and catapult themselves up the ranks. Russian-native Daniil Medvedev came out on top, lifting the trophy in unorthodox fashion as […]

Singing to Fight Fascism

Singing to Fight Fascism

Over this past weekend, people from across the country joined together to celebrate community and resistance against fascism through song. The nationwide protest was organized by Singing Resistance, which is a grassroots movement with over 95 chapters across the US. You have probably seen this group’s work before, even if you didn’t recognize the name. […]

Trump’s Recent War Initiation is Only a Distraction

Trump’s Recent War Initiation is Only a Distraction

Anyone who knows Donald Trump knows that the current U.S. President always has a trick or two up his arse–nal…see what I did there? Trump has always found himself at the center of controversy, typically creating conflict through his own selfishness and lack of respect for others. While the president always lands himself in hot […]

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