In the influencer era, private life has become a form of public labor. Mothers film their morning routines, children grow up before millions of strangers, and audiences come to believe that closeness is the same as connection. Nowhere has this tension between intimacy and exposure become more painfully clear than
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With so many issues and wars around the world, watching a modern day heist go down has a refreshing spirit to it. Recently, the Louvre in Paris was robbed in broad daylight. About $102 million dollars worth of French crown jewels were stolen by 4 suspects dressed as construction workers.
All around the world, forms of art—including writing—can be both dark and deeply artistic. As the internet becomes more infatuated with underground writers and their unpublished work on AO3 (“Archive of Our Own,” a public archive where users can post fictional stories about games, shows, or cartoon series), people have
Monuments function to memorialize historical events or figures, encourage certain values, and shape collective identity. But what happens when physical representations of the past do not fully reflect truth? The term ‘memory politics’ encapsulates the process through which a society develops its collective understanding of historical events. Memory politics studies
JonBenét Ramsey captivated the public long before her tragic death with a carefully curated image from her success in child beauty pageants. By the age of six, she had already earned an impressive collection of titles, including Little Miss Colorado, Little Miss Charlevoix, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, America’s
Picture this: four surfers running into a bank in suits, sporting masks of former presidents, to perform one of the most iconic robberies in film history. Is it even possible to get a more picture-perfect example of the intersection between art and crime? I think not. In a curated blend
Discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun at just 14 years old, Justin Bieber’s rise to fame was astronomical. He was quickly taken under the wing of high profile musicians such as Usher, Miley Cyrus, Drake, and…P Diddy. As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial overtakes the media, his past relationship
One of the most beautiful murals I have ever seen, stretching approximately 1,000 feet and vibrant in color, depicts iconic parts of San Diego, including Old Town and Balboa Park. If you are a San Diego resident or a tourist visiting for the week who wants to see this marvelous
Molly Malone is a woman featured in an Irish folk song. Legend has it that Molly sold mussels and clams until she died of a fever in the 17th century. While it is unknown whether Molly was real, or purely fictional, her story is known across Ireland. Due to her
If one could buy a Picasso, a Van Gogh, or a Raphael, could they also invite the public to deface it? Imagine an exhibition allowing visitors to be participants, giving them the green light to paint over Guernica, carve initials into The Starry Night, or tear through a Renaissance Madonna.