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Do we love antiheroes a little too much?

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Jessica Pfordte

It is normal and common for viewers to love antiheroes on screen – that is the intention of the directors, after all. Antiheroes developed as a result of the traditional portrayal of heroes becoming too mundane and boring for modern films. The introduction of antiheroes put a twist on regular

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“Rap Snitches”: Is rapping about crime a confession?

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Jillian Clark

We’ve all heard it time and time again. Murder, robbery, drug dealing, and countless other crimes being spoken about in rap music. Crime and rap music undoubtedly have an intrinsic connection. But in a way, this is the beauty of the genre; it’s ability to shed light on what it’s

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Children, Money, and Murder

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 brendole

Rapper Pop Smoke was murdered in a Los Angeles rental home on July 9, 2020. He was 20 years old. Social media posts accidently revealed the home address and allowed another group of teen boys to track him with the intent of stealing his luxury jewelry. When a fight erupted

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Dr. Jose Rizal: A Filipino Badass in His Own Right

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 gabbiesison

It is no secret that European colonialists explored and conquered land all over the world for the 3Gs— God, Gold, Glory. Life changed in their conquered land no matter how long or short they remain. Resistance was to be expected from the colony’s locals because no one will just easily

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Street Fighter Vs. Ethnic and Cultural Stereotypes

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Ian McMartin

The Street Fighter franchise has enjoyed success for the last 34 years since its debut in arcades in 1987. It wouldn’t truly take off however until its 1991 sequel “Street Fighter II: The World Warrior”. Of course with a title like that you’d expect a decent amount of representation of

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Promotion of Male Products at Females’ Expense

March 9, 2022 Chloe King

It has been a long lasting fact that women are continuously sexualized in all forms of promotion. These advertising images that sexualize women are a part of a series of events towards normalizing this sexualization. This ad in particular uses the sexuality and femininity of women to promote a male

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A Sneaky Thrill in Method Acting

March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 gabbiesison

Method acting can be a helpful tool for actors to effectively portray their characters effective and be as real as they can be. In recreating the lives of people like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer, Zac Efron and Ross Lynch had to find a way to compartmentalize the role they

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Euphoria: Keeping It Real or Too Raw?

February 14, 2022February 14, 2023 cwillis

When the HBO original Euphoria premiered in June of 2019, it was met with high praise from both critics and fans alike. When the long-awaited season two premiered in January 2022, the show became the second most watched show on the site, after Game of Thrones. With one episode coming

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Rap Music: Self-expression or Violence

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 gabbiesison

Creating rap music is one way human beings can express themselves through the sharps and flats of a key, the rhyming pattern of the lyrics, and the rests, the beats, or the speed of the song. It was a new form of art that began in the streets of New

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Women in Horror Movies

January 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Ian McMartin

When you think of horror movies what’s the first thing you think of? Women screaming at the top of their lungs? Amazing practical effects? How do they keep shitting out so many of the same movie every few years? All valid observations. As a fan of horror myself, I tend

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