Marvel’s newest addition to the Disney+ streaming service is the show Ironheart, which has so far received mixed reviews from the audience. This has been a running trend with most of their shows as of late, only getting recognition when a show is slightly better than the ones that came before. Although these shows do […]
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How Athleisure Will Continue to Be Demure
Hoodies. Sweat pants. Sneakers. Tracksuits Uggs.. What does all of this clothing have in common? Is it the brand choices? No. Is it the texture? No In fact, those accessories all comprise a recent fashion trend that is growing. Introducing the world of Athleisure. As far as I’m aware, the trend has its origins back […]
Are We Still Escaping or Just Consuming?
When “The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind” launched in 2002, it welcomed players into a fantasy land free from the burdens of reality — where one could explore uncharted lands without schedules, fees or a to-do list mimicking a 9-to-5. Two decades later, open-world games are no longer radical departures from everyday life. Instead, many have […]
America’s Obsession With Combining Foods That Shouldn’t Go Together
Every time I head into the grocery store it’s almost too easy to find food brands mixing two different foods that really shouldn’t be coming within ten feet of each other. Everywhere you look there’s Dr Pepper Peeps, Fruity Pebbles Digiorno Pizza, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Ice Cream, Sour Patch Kids Oreos, Mustard Skittles and […]
Why Zohran Mamdani Will Be a Great Mayor
Let’s be real … the final results of the New York City mayoral race were not a shocker. Between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the latter knocked it out of the park with better marketing and a clear vision. Cuomo has a history of controversies, most notably the sexual harassment allegation that led to his […]
Olympic-Size Snub: Why Isn’t Bowling Taken Seriously?
In the hierarchy of American sports, bowling remains curiously sidelined — treated more as a party pastime than a legitimate competitive pursuit. This cultural bias, rooted in a cocktail of class perceptions, media neglect and the sport’s own complex identity, has long kept bowling out of the upper echelon of athletic recognition. Bowling’s image problem […]
Do Celebrities Owe Us Honesty About Their Plastic Surgery?
Let’s be real, most celebrities have plastic surgery – it’s whether or not they admit it is the question. In today’s age, everyone seems to be obsessed with authenticity, yet so many famous faces won’t admit that those faces are well…fake. They influence almost every aspect of our beauty standards, so don’t they owe us […]
The Weaknesses of the Multiverse Trend
Cinematic universes have been proven to be a successful formula, just look at the past decade and you can see the sheer number of them that have popped up. As each one continues, producers and studios feel the need to up the stakes every time and the conclusion of this is the recent multiverse trend. […]
Is Real R&B Back With Kehlani’s New Single ‘Folded’?
Every time Kehlani releases music, she consistently delivers raw and unfiltered emotions. In her new single, “Folded,” Kehlani takes a soulful R&B breakup song that would usually be filled with anger, sadness and regret and turns it into a song about finding peace and not losing herself in the midst of heartbreak. The lyrics, “So […]
Videogame Hytale Canceled After Ten Years of Development
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 […]
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 — […]
