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The Steroid Era: Beauty Through Crime

February 17, 2023February 13, 2023 Tim Sweeters

Baseball is a true form of art in the sports world. Whether it’s a batter timing up a 100-mph fastball or an outfielder making a diving catch to save a game, all parts of the sport work together to create a beautiful game. The players in the MLB are able

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Alec Baldwin, the Criminal or Artist?

February 16, 2023February 18, 2023 Toni

Alec Baldwin was on the set of a low budget film filming for a western movie titled Rust with loaded weapons in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The shooting took place when filming a scene where there was a gun fight, Baldwin openly shot at Halyna Hutchins having no knowledge or

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Narco-corridos: The Musical Culture of Cartels

February 15, 2023February 13, 2023 Efren

The Mexican drug culture has long been controversial, surrounded by different opinions and perspectives. One aspect of this culture is Narcocorridos, or drug ballads, a subgenre of Mexican Folk music that narrates the stories of drug traffickers and their exploits. Narcocorridos are like journalism put to a song and often

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Graffiti: Is it a form of Expression or Vandalism?

February 14, 2023February 16, 2023 Anna Chen

The subject of graffiti on city walls has been a major cause of concern in many urban developments, with many debating on whether the art is a form of expression or a blatant act of vandalism. While art activists often support graffiti as a form of expression and, thus, a

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The Domino Effect of Kneeling

February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 Delia Salas

In 2016 Colin Kaepernick, the then quarterback of the 49ers NFL football team, did something that caught the attention of many around the world. Some were positively moved and others were outraged at him for kneeling during the national anthem in an NFL football game. During this time, there was

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I Want To Commit An Art Crime.

February 13, 2023February 12, 2023 You-Know-Who

Do I really hate my nose? The culture of the nose is an interesting thing, especially for women. Every individual is drawn to something different in faces, some to the eyes, or the lips. But it’s generally agreed upon that the nose is the center of the human face. While

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O.J. Simpson: Separating Art from the Artist

February 12, 2023February 12, 2023 Bennett Hilck

What is art? Although it doesn’t have a clear definition, art often serves the functions of aestheticism and entertainment. In this context, sport is an art form considering its unique craft, beautiful motions, and the fact that it hooks millions of people. The most popular and televised sport in the

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“Criminally” Bad Ceramics

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Duncan Sherwood-Forbes

ART CRIMES is both a series as well as an individual multimedia work comprised of ceramics, police evidence tags, poetry, writing, supporting documents, and a booklet of select layman’s reviews of the work. Each individual work comes together to create the whole, a record of struggle, rebellion, overzealous policing, and transmutation. At

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military gangs behind doors: tattoos indicate involvement in extremist groups

May 21, 2022February 14, 2023 izzykcruz

The war of terror initially started in 2005 and was Americas response to the horrid events of 9/11. An influx of troops was needed to fight the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the military struggled to meet the extremely high demand for soldiers. The need for military power was

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Bad Bunny embodying & bringing awareness to feminist views

May 15, 2022May 9, 2022 Vanessa Rodriguez

Bad Bunny, originally Benito Antonio Martinez, is a well-known reggaeton artist from Puerto Rico. He’s gotten a lot of attention from a large number of people, especially from the Latin queer community. His current popularity, particularly with the release of his latest album “XHLQMDLG,” has prompted the transvestite rapper to

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