When Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s, the resulting violence didn’t just claim human lives. It claimed memory itself. Across Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo, libraries, museums, archives, bridges, mosques, and churches were intentionally burned, shelled, or erased. In these conflicts, cultural heritage becomes a front line, not collateral damage. The
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Culinary art has always been about more than taste, it’s a performance. The colors on a plate, the choreography of cooking, the way a dish is plated to be admired before it’s eaten, is all art. Food is one of the most accessible art forms, because it’s meant to be
What comes to mind when you think of vigilante justice? Batman? What about a case of someone taking justice into their own hands when our legal systems fail to deliver it? What about before our legal systems even have a chance to deliver justice? There are numerous such cases of
In recent years, former child stars have begun speaking openly about the truth and effects of growing up in Hollywood, revealing a culture that treats children less like people and more like products. Josh Peck, known for Drake & Josh, has become one of the most vocal figures discussing these
Controversy sparked in July from the well-known actress of “Euphoria” and “Anyone about You”, Sydney Sweeney, regarding an advertisement for American Eagle. The blonde, blue-eyed actress posed in fitting jean pants and stated, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even
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
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 As the internet becomes more infatuated with underground writers and their unpublished work on AO3 (“Archive of Our Own,” a public archive where users can post fictional stories about games, shows, or cartoon series), people have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