September 7, 2021Culture & society
Since the Big Bang, the animals that humanized the earth raised one main question; what are we living on? Years of research have led us to conclude that the earth is round, but many still question whether the Earth is necessarily a sphere. “Flat Earth” is a phrase that is commonly thrown around as a
September 7, 2021Culture & society
1/6/21, the day that thousands of viscous Trump supporters and white supremacists breached the U.S. Capitol. This abhorrent act was done through hate, injury, and threats. As they stormed the capitol they set up an old-fashioned hanger for vice president Mike Pence. A woman was even shot in the siege and later pronounced dead at
June 7, 2021Culture & society
143 pounds. That is, according to an article from Catfish Edge, the current world record Blue Catfish. This goliath of a catfish was caught at Buggs Island Lake in Virginia. What bait was used to catch this monster you might ask? Those who landed the record fish did not say. This brings up a current
June 2, 2021Culture & society
In the pilot episode of Seth MacFarlene’s hit cartoon, American Dad!, the main character, Stan, attempts to teach his socially inept son, Steve, how to get girls to like him. Stan takes Steve to a shopping mall where he states, “Now son, girls love a guy who can protect them. Now I’m gonna pretend I’m
May 27, 2021Culture & society
In January of 2020 there were 39 senators that signed a brief urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade, securing a person’s legal right to abortion. To counter this push to go back in history and restrict women’s rights to their bodily autonomy Teen Vogue gathered 39 stories from women, who all had
May 26, 2021Culture & society
In the midst of the drama of the 2020 Presidential elections, Donald Trump was banned by multiple social media platforms, following his statements involving the raid of Capitol Hill on January 6th, 2021. While these companies claim that he was suspended from his accounts in order to protect the safety and credibility of content on
May 20, 2021Culture & society
Beth Lee-Crowther, a pet psychic, claimed to have done telepathic communication on Joe Biden’s dog through a photo. She said that Biden would be a great President with dogs by his side. Apparently the dogs also believe that former President Trump, will not go away quietly. Beth states, “The fight is in no means over
May 18, 2021Culture & society
People hunt all the time. Two brothers were hunting in a cornfield in Michigan looking for a buck one of them had shot when they had gotten separated. One brother heard rustling in the field and open fired on what he thought was a deer. Turns out, it was his brother he had shot. He
May 17, 2021Culture & society
The internet age: A time when people know more about subjects that they have never studied than ever before. With this comes many positives, such as a more knowledgeable public in general, the ability to split work amongst people all across the world to work towards common goals, as well as the accessibility of knowledge
May 16, 2021Culture & society
Ho·mo·sex·u·al, noun, a person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex. Since the beginning of humanity, homosexuality has been frowned upon by the majority of the population. Many viewed it as ‘wrong’ or ‘unnatural’. As the negativity and hatred around being gay skyrocketed, society developed the idea of reversing them to be straight.
May 16, 2021Culture & society
Fear has always been associated with the topic of white supremacy. It has been instilled in the minds because of the violence that often comes along with it. Lynchings, beatings, and riots have been ways that represent it and are rooted in its history. Aside from the violence that comes with white supremacy, some symbols
May 16, 2021Culture & society
128,838,342. One hundred twenty-eight million, eight hundred thirty-eight thousand, three hundred forty-two people voted in the 2016 presidential election. 155,506,056 people voted in the 2020 presidential election. And not a single person directly voted for their president. Not one person. This is all assuming that every single vote was counted correctly. That’s another story for
May 16, 2021Culture & society
Introduction On March 26, 2021 Lil Nas X released the most controversial song of his career, “Call Me By Your Name.” Many songs in pop culture today that go unnoticed about all sorts of disputed topics such as; drugs, sex, and body exploitation. This song, however, got attention from the media and Christian groups around
May 16, 2021Culture & society
Youtuber Scotty Sire speaks up about claims towards David Dobrik. Seth Francois finally comes out claiming his former friends, Jason Nash and David Dobrik, sexually assaulted him for views on David’s youtube video. Scotty Sire (friend of Dobrik and Nash) comes out with a video addressing the so-called “rumors” of Seth. Scotty Sires’ video is
May 15, 2021Culture & society
The Los Angeles Riots of 1992 resulted in $775 million in damage, or $1.42 billion in today’s money, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The Los Angeles Riots that took place in 1965 resulted in $44 million in damages, or $357 million in current dollar value. These damages not only destroyed the lives of small
May 14, 2021Culture & society
It’s hard to forget about the George Floyd riots. This man, previously unremarkable before his death, was murdered by the police for the crime of passing a possibly counterfeit $20 bill. Of course, Floyd wasn’t a perfectly innocent man himself, but giving counterfeit money does not deserve a death sentence. A white man would probably
May 13, 2021Culture & society
Every cheesy, albeit bad, coming of age highschool movie has a bully. We all know the type. Someone that goes out of their way to put down the protagonist and belittles them in every possible way. The dialogue can even make them go as far as accusing the protagonist of fabricating a traumatic event that
May 13, 2021Culture & society
Introduction Police brutality is a very sensitive and serious topic that some people choose to ignore and not acknowledge. There has always been racism in the country we live in, since the 50s and the 60s in the Civil Rights Era there has been discrimination and separation between African Americans and the whites of the
June 5, 2020Culture & society
In season 2 episode 27 of Spongebob Squarepants, Spongebob and his friend Patrick are on a run from the law. Quickly realizing how ill-prepared they are for such living, the duo becomes worried when they realize they have no food. Spongebob however, has two chocolate bars, which he offers to share with his partner in