As the struggle against unrealistic body images portrayed in the media continues it takes extreme courage to stand up and put oneself in a vulnerable position in society. Jae West takes a stand against body shaming and unrealistic body expectations. “The Story of a Girl Undressing in Public” is a
In March, 2015, Kenneth Goldsmith is still reciting his conceptual, uncreative poetry of rearranging pre-existing documents, but this time decides to rearrange Michael Brown’s autopsy report and title it “The Body of Michael Brown.” The reading during the conference Interrupt 3 at Brown University received few responses from the audience
Street League Skateboarding was created by pro skater Rob Dyrdek in 2010 with the goal of bringing street skateboarding to a larger audience, while promoting the acceptance of the sport. Top pro’s in the street skateboarding scene compete at several tour spots around the world, with the opportunity to earn
As our country’s justice system continues to silence incarcerated criminals and keep them hidden away from society, Robin Parris and Tom Williams give inmates on death-row the chance to speak up to the outside world through art that represent what they would want their memorials to be. Paris and Williams
As the Holiday season nears closer and closer as does the excitement for festivities, traditions, and cheer. While most holiday ad campaigns are uplifting, positive, and centered around family morals, I personally was appalled by Bloomingdales’ newest campaign that states, “Spike your best friend’s eggnog when they’re not looking.” Not
On October 25th, 2015, a standard van pulls up to the front entrance of the Manhattan Detention Complex, a municipal jail in New York with a history of unconstitutional treatment of its some 900 inmates. Known colloquially as “The Tombs”, its Egyptian Revival architecture serves as an ominous figure among
Fadi Yazigi, a Syrian artist, has not let the issues happening in Syria stop him from creating art. Since the Syrian Civil War began in 2011, the art scene has disappeared. Also, with all of the issues and violence happening in Syria, Damascus is not a safe place. Yazigi explains
“Refugees in, Nazis out / Governments here should feel the shame / Fucking liars, you’re to blame,” The infamous group Pussy Riot strike again with the release of their new music video “Refugees In”. The video, directed by Ralf Schmerberg, is dedicated to the over three quarters of a million
On November 17th, 2015, a Saudi Arabian court sentenced Ashraf Fayadh to death on accounts of apostasy (abandoning the Muslim faith). Before his sentence, Fayadh had spent the last two years being detained and released from prison on several accounts. First he was arrested in August 2013, with the accusation
Youtube is a growing platform that results in various types of videos being shared. The range is from musical covers to people video blogging about their lives. A key motivation for most of these videos are from the amount of views and likes they get. To become a video with