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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Manga and Anime have become a major part of Western Culture.  Growing primarily from TikTok and what is deemed the “Great Shift,” being an era in which anime and manga went from a more niche medium to a much more popular medium.  But here in the...

​The independent animation space has made some significant strides in recent years. Projects like Hazbin Hotel, Helluvaboss, and the Amazing Digital Circus, all of which got their start online, have managed to garner success on the mainstream, gain a global audience, and even be hosted on popular streaming sites like...

Increasing finances is something in a growing and inflated economy that has become more and more important as time goes on.  In this world, money has become everything and is needed for anything.  Most people work jobs and have careers in which they trade their talents and time for money,...

I remember sitting in health class as a 6th grader and minding my own business when this boy sitting next to me started making a scene. He started pointing at my spots and saying that I didn’t take showers and that my spots were dirt. After that day, I was...

​Changes are occurring across industries in recent years, and the beauty industry is no different. Within Western beauty markets, the popularity of Korean beauty and other holistic beauty practices is leading to trends that intertwine beauty and health. ​Now more than ever, there’s been an increased focus on getting health...

There was a point in the history of the world where the idea of politics and having the power to change the landscape of the society and community you lived in was only granted to those in positions of power and status.  Royals and nobles were the only ones in...

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