Black Friday, a commercial tradition that Americans created to mark the official beginning of the holiday shopping season. Every year, before their thanksgiving turkey has even been given the chance to get cold, millions of Americans flock to local malls and outlets to take advantage of the Black Friday sales.
A topic of increasing debate is the use of artificial intelligence to digitally create or recreate human portrayals in film and media. Several films have even used A.I. to generate performances for actors who have died, which raises ethical issues regarding consent of using the likeness of human beings. This
American artist Robert Smithson created an art piece essentially highlighting the earth’s ability to compost and it is named Partially Buried Woodshed. This art piece came to life in 1970 in Kent, Ohio, not long after the tragic Kent State shootings. Some see the burial of the shed as a
Pornography in a way has existed for thousands of years, we today understand it in the digital sense but in the past in person pornographic exhibitions were the method. Although like actors they perform behind cameras and on stage, many do not consider them to be artists and in some
We live in a digital age, where artistic expression thrives across platforms like TikTok where one post has the ability to jumpstart the career of any artist. With the internet’s easy accessibility, can anyone truly regulate the content being presented to audiences? Felix Morelo’s work serves as a contentious symbol
As a trend, humans love discovery, and to have discovery, you need mystery. Something that is deeply unknown to us is our own brains. The way we think and the way we are is something that simply happens. Philosophers, psychologists, and nearly anyone with a slight curiosity would be searching
Moderators are used on every social media platform including Facebook, Instagram, and even the Art Crime Archive. Their job is to sift through all of the objectionable content that users try to upload and block that content from being posted. Their job is just like any other where they work
In February of 2024, a junior high art teacher, Mario Perron, at a school in Canada was accused of using his personal website to sell the artwork of student’s without their permission or even their knowledge. Perron assigned his students a project in which they were required to create a
TikTok, the app beloved by many in Gen Z, is facing significant controversy. Creators with over 1,000 followers can profit from the platform, particularly through TikTok Live streams, which have become the primary income source for many users. But the big question remains: how much of this revenue truly benefits
You read the title correctly, a Chinese man was revealed to have donated a grand total of $550,000 to a single twitch streamer over the span of 2024. This money was obtained in various ways, most notably from using his family’s life savings and also theft. Why? The reasoning is