We live in a world where there are media sources everywhere–social media, a multitude of broadcast channels, podcasts, print, news websites, and a hundred more. When the media is everywhere and each source relays information in different ways it becomes tricky to navigate what is happening in our country. Especially...
An ex libris stamp is a type of label that denotes ownership of a book. These displays of ownership are known as bookplates, which started as personalized pages that would be pasted into the front of books. These bookplates were often hand-drawn, and over time, people shifted from entire pages...
The superhero genre has become a dominating force in pop culture, even more so than in the 20th century. The invention of the internet and social media has spread the influence of the comic book medium to more people than ever before. Most of its popularity has expanded from comic...
It felt like almost yesterday when everyone sat at home awaiting the highly anticipated and intense season finale of Flavor of Love. Would the iconic TV villain New York win over Flavor Flav’s heart once and for all, or would the underdog basketball player ‘Hoopz’ snatch the highly successful Public...
Oracle’s successful acquisition of TikTok’s U.S. operations has already impacted the lives of content creators and viewers since it went into effect days ago. Accusations of censorship quickly arose when U.S. users found themselves unable to upload or even view new videos amidst a snowstorm that blanketed nearly half of...
With the increased ICE activity across the United States, many people are forming rapid response networks to protect their fellow citizens. The goal of these groups is to bring together communities and make sure that there are peaceful bystanders available to witness and report all ICE activity. One of the...
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