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Madison Cotton

Bio: Madison got her Bachelors in creative writing in 2020 writing mostly fantasy and poetry. After a short period of running an editing business, she began writing and editing SEO Content and managing social media pages for non profits in Houston. With the ever-changing state of the world Madison is excited to begin writing again as a way to express herself and motivate her to keep up with current events.
Latest News

King Charles’ Speech at Canadian Parliament Says More About British-Canadian Relations Than Meets the Eye

On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, King Charles addressed Canadian citizens, supporting their sovereignty amidst Trump’s claims that he wants to annex the United States’ northern neighbors. This will mark the king’s first visit to Canada as the head of state. Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada are what prompted Carney ...

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Science and Technology

If You’re Helpless When Your Smartphone Dies It’s Time to Diversify Your Electronics

Having a smartphone that can make calls, check emails, surf the web, give you directions, translate different languages and do just about everything else you need when out in the world is a major convenience that has opened doors for a lot of people to expand their lives. While these ...

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Books

The A Million Lives Book Festival was a Disaster Due to Poor Planning and Something More Sinister

The A Million Lives Book Festival was advertised on TikTok as a festival for independent authors to sell their books and for fans to meet their favorite authors. There was also a panel of published authors, as well as some other activities to entertain the guests. Authors brought inventory based ...

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Food

Full Meals are Great for Nutrition but Not Everything You Eat Has to be About Macros

When planning out meals, it’s important to make note of the macronutrients you eat to make sure you’re getting all the nutrition you need to survive, like carbohydrates, fats, calories, sugars, fiber and more. However, if you only focus on macronutrients, it can become difficult to find a balance between ...

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Fashion

More People Need to Know: Jamestown Beach in Accra is Where Trashed Clothes End Up

Jamestown Beach in Accra is where a lot of fast fashion ends up after someone throws it away. The polyester and other plastics used to make these clothes take forever to break down and when thrown into the trash, they don’t end up in landfills where they were purchased, the ...

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Sports

Individual Sports Like Tennis and Golf Might Be Better for Autistic People

Team sports can be hard for autistic people who struggle reading the room, noticing body language and picking up on social cues. These things are crucial when in a large group of people because intimate conversations take up too much time, and the coach, leader or whoever is in charge ...

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Politics

Shame is the Most Powerful Tool in Decreasing Class Consciousness

When someone asks for financial help online, they always mention how bad they felt about asking. Especially when they need direct donations to help with basic necessities like bills, food and clothing. It’s not hard to understand why, either, especially if you open the comments and see how many people ...

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Health and Wellness

Late Stage Capitalism Means Doing the Thing Tired

As we get older, we begin to trade the excess energy we had as kids and teenagers for more expendable income and autonomy. Everyone goes through this trade off, but particularly those who have to work to keep a roof over their heads and keep themselves fed. As we make ...

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Beauty

Popping Your Pimples is Only Bad if You Don’t Know How to Prep and Clean Your Skin

Popping pimples without proper preparation introduces bacteria that was sitting on the surface of the skin under the open skin of the popped pimple. This can lead to more pimples sprouting and even introduce infections under the skin, hence why dermatologists say not to pop pimples. However, if you know ...

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Latest News

Biden Diagnosed with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer Which has Spread to his Bones

Former President Joe Biden’s personal office released a statement on Sunday confirming his diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer which has spread to his bones. After increasing urinary symptoms and a Gleason score of 9, the president was seen by a urologist who found a nodule on his prostate.  The ...

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Science and Technology

Notability’s Gallery Feature Makes it the Best Note-Taking App on Apple

The App Store currently hosts hundreds of note-taking apps for bullet journalers, visual thinkers, doodlers and people who like physically writing their notes but don’t want to lug around notebooks and keep track of what thoughts live where. Note taking apps that connect to a cloud service takes care of ...

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Theater

Theater is More Than Broadway It Encompasses Performing Arts

As someone who knows minimal details about theater and what goes on in that world, Broadway and theater have become synonymous, to the point where I was surprised to learn that there are different theaters in New York besides Broadway. Not only are there different theaters, but they host more ...

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