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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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Architecture and Exploitation: Beauty is pain?

May 15, 2022May 9, 2022 Jessica Pfordte

Dubai is arguably the most luxurious mega-city in the world; it is an artwork in itself. This is largely due to the abundance of uniquely extravagant architecture. The city of Dubai has transformed from a desert to a world-renowned city in only a few decades. Having grown up in Dubai

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“Nuke Ukraine” – The Significance of Displaced Anger

May 14, 2022May 9, 2022 Jessica Pfordte

The war in Ukraine has taken social media by a blast, just as most social issues do for at least some time. A persistent issue that has re-emerged during these tumultuous times on social media is the beauty of freedom of speech. Varying opinions on a matter are valuable in

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The Theft of Taylor Swift’s Master

May 14, 2022February 14, 2023 AlondraRodriguez5

In 2019, Taylor Swift opened up about her masters being sold without her knowledge. This act itself was not illegal but it opened up a discussion on the murkiness of artists not having the rights to their own works of art. An artist’s masters are the original recording of a

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Pokémon: Nostalgia and Criminal Fraud

May 13, 2022May 9, 2022 FranciscoRodriguez

The Pokémon company debuted with massive success in the late 90’s and the children who grew up collecting the cards have driven the value of some of them to unimaginable heights. The “holy grail” of which is the first edition “Charizard” which is highly sought out for and is valued

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Public Perceptions of Crack vs Coke

May 12, 2022May 9, 2022 Jillian Clark

Picture this: a wealthy, white, fraternity member walks down the street just outside of his college campus and passes by a group of homeless men smoking crack cocaine. “Ew, there are so many crackheads in this area”, he exclaims. He will then go back to his fraternity house that same

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Hollywood: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

May 11, 2022May 9, 2022 FranciscoRodriguez

Johnny Depp is in the process of suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation that has impacted his financial situation. The star known for his role as Jack Sparrow in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” has lost many opportunities as well as being dropped because of the accusations of domestic

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