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Judith Slaying Holofernes: Violence in Art and Life

September 30, 2020February 22, 2021 Anikin Domingo

Judith beheading Holofernes is a biblical story in which a young widow assassinates an Assyrian general who is about to destroy her city. She utilizes her femininity to receive an invitation to his quarters and have drinks with the man, and once he has fallen asleep from drinking, she strikes.

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Artistic Oppression

September 29, 2020February 14, 2021 Lucas Becker-Lipton

If you’ve had the opportunity to set foot in Oakland, California since the brutal killing of George Floyd, I’m sure you’re fully aware of the outstanding “Black Lives Matter” artwork that has come to blanket downtown Oakland’s storefronts and buildings. It’s no surprise however, given that the Bay Area, and

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Lana Del Rey, Lolita, and Sexual Predation

September 28, 2020February 14, 2021 Makena Gordon

Lana Del Rey is a pop icon for teenagers everywhere who relate to her emotional, romantic, nostalgia inducing songs. Her songs consist mostly of love, drugs, teenage struggles and loss. Her music is self described as being influenced by Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, which nods to the classic

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Snitches Make Stitches – Knitting Spies in World War II

September 27, 2020February 14, 2021 Lucy Breitwieser

“Idle hands work for Hitler!” Thousands of posters declared in World War II-era America. “Our boys need sox! Knit your bit!” Mid-1940s propaganda aimed at women back home was typically used to encourage female involvement in war efforts through domestic craftsmanship and economic stimulation in the absence of male workers.

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Warm Hot Chocolate and Dishonesty

September 26, 2020February 14, 2021 Jacqueline Krikorian

In the category concerning displays of artistic hypocrisy, the winner is society’s obsession with ‘sustainability’ muddled with our inability to elicit real action. Some know it as a new trend of minimalist values and a romanticization of how things used to be. Others recognize it for its regenerative practices and

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The Houston Astros: The Beauty and the Beast of Baseball

September 25, 2020February 14, 2021 Ryan Grove

Baseball has a certain beauty to it that can not be seen in any other sport. If you fail 70 percent of the time at the plate over the course of a season, you are considered an Allstar. Players are expected to fail at this game, and the ones that

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Typecasting on Dance Moms

September 24, 2020February 14, 2021 Emma Webber

Dance moms is reality television show about young girls training on an elite competition dance team. Although the show has created several young stars, including Jojo Siwa and Maddie Ziegler, it is not always rhinestones, tiaras, and smooth sailing. Abby Lee Miller, the main dance teacher on the show, has

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Urban Outfitters: Disrespecting Communities One Shirt at a Time

September 23, 2020February 14, 2021 Amanda Chavez

While the most famous Urban Outfitters (UO) scandal is arguably the release of a blood-stained ‘vintage’ Kent State sweater that makes light of the horrific shooting that occurred at the university in 1970, the other UO scandals have seemingly been pushed into the dark once again. With up to thirteen

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Concerns of Ownership

September 22, 2020February 14, 2021 Kalyn Davis

The auction house Neumeister in Germany held a live auction earlier this year in May for the first time when the country was easing up on their lockdown restrictions. One of the main pieces that was being auctioned was a painting by Carl Spitzweg named The Eye of the Law

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Illegal Fan Art

September 22, 2020February 14, 2021 Alexa Joy Fernandez

  Whether a book, a television show, a cartoon, or a comic, there is a fanbase for almost every series on the planet, and where there is a fanbase, fan art is bound to be found. Fan art is often a very controversial topic (the debate of legality and if

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