Children’s entertainment in the past few decades has revolved around TV, with Saturday morning cartoons and TV shows, games, movies, and toys—stuff made specifically for children. Back when I was growing up, there were cartoons such as Ed Edd n Eddy, Chowder, Regular Show, and many other cartoons; there was a well of entertainment for […]
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Age Verification Methods Do Not Work
Over the past few years there’s been a rise in age verification methods all over the internet requiring people to scan pictures of their IDs, faces, or both into company databases in order to use their software. On paper this crackdown sounds appealing, making sure children don’t get into adult spaces. In practice it doesn’t […]
9/11 Documents Suggest NY Officials Knew of Poor Air Quality and Withheld Information
New York City officials released thousands of never-before-seen documents questioning the air quality at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks. The city launched a public online portal with around 170,000 documents from various government agencies dealing with NYC’s air quality after 9/11 and the health risks posed by it. The documents made public on Tuesday […]
Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade Receiving Feature-Length Documentary
Beloved and influential Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade, who passed away in 2022, is receiving a full feature-length documentary titled “Technoblade Never Dies,” named after the late Technoblade’s catchphrase. This project is being produced by Candle Media’s Candle True Stories, with financing from Hypixel Studios, the creators behind Minecraft’s biggest multiplayer server, Hypixel Games, and Riot Games, […]
Gloria Steinem Passed Away at 92 Years Old
Gloria Steinem passed away at the age of 92 on September 2nd, 2026. Her death was announced by her foundation on Instagram saying she “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.” “Gloria’s greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make […]
Why Recordings of Stage Plays are Essential for the Survival of Theater
There’s always been this sanctity behind live stage plays, where you go to see it in person like you would a soccer game. All the events play out right in front of your eyes, the flashy moments and touching stories on the stage. Those behind these on-stage productions value the sanctity of attending in person […]
Official Government Social Media Accounts should not Post AI Generated Memes
If you’ve seen the White House Twitter account at any point within the past few years, you may have seen an insensitive AI-generated meme or two from their account, promoting ICE and “keeping illegal aliens out” or something along those lines. The professional conduct of official government social media accounts since President Trump’s inauguration and […]
Why is Specifically Music Viewed as Timeless?
Everything comes and goes throughout history; everything has a date of creation and when that thing was alive and/or relevant. Forms of entertainment are not exceptions to this; gladiator rings in Rome were all the rage in 200 BCE, but we don’t watch people fight to the death for entertainment in 2026. With modern forms […]
Why is Soccer so Popular Compared to Every Other Sport on Earth?
Soccer easily takes the spot as the most popular sport on earth, but why exactly is soccer so popular compared to every other sport? There are more obvious cases like American football; the rest of the world calls what we call soccer “fútbol” or their language’s version of football since you hit the ball with […]
Why haven’t Leagues Taken Action against Players Faking Injuries on the Field?
Most American stadium sports games, except baseball, you go to have someone getting “hurt” inside of the stadium. Sometimes it’s real; there’s no denying people actually do get hurt in the stadium, but other times people tend to exaggerate their injuries on the field for the sake of giving their opponents yellow or even red […]
Bible Verses should not be Mandatory in Classrooms
As of the past few years, there’s been a movement among Christian nationalists with the goal of making Bible verses mandatory in schools in order to shape children’s religious beliefs and have people view the country as primarily a Christian country again. It’s no surprise that this movement became the topic of heated debates since […]
Fanciness and Comfort shouldn’t Feel Mutually Exclusive
Have you ever worn a suit and felt like it was too stuffy, like you were becoming almost like a mannequin, or you felt like a clothes hangar was in your back, but you couldn’t get it out? That’s how most top-of-the-line suits feel; unlike regular clothes, suits are designed around a certain body type […]
