I have been a HUGE fan of Tyler the Creator for years, even attending his music festival, Camp Flog Gnaw, in 2019. Despite his undeniable music talent, social advocacy for equality, and down-to-earth sense of humor, the artist is in fact not as perfect as we all may think him
Cultural appropriation is terminology that has started to be used more frequently. Many diverse aspects of our lives that we took as normal are now being seen in a different light. Sports came under fire this past year with the mascots, logos, and names of certain teams. The Washington Redskins
There is a fine line in the world of theater between performance art and reality. The greatest actors continually walk this line, testing the bounds of their abilities and the bounds of their viewers. Acting is defined as, temporarily doing the duties of another person, and based on this acting
Attending school in 2021 has never been so bizarre. With the stress posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, you would think that people would want things to return back to normal. However, a viral trend on TikTok has shown that this is far from true. In September 2021, many students
Oxford Dictionary defines true crime as a genre of writing, film, etc., in which real crimes are examined or portrayed; compare sense and details the actions of real people. When talking about crime or anything gruesome in general, it can be taxing and very emotionally overwhelming to the point you
In February 2020, President Trump proposed an executive order which he referred to as “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again.” As the name implies, this executive order would place restrictions on the architectural design of federal buildings in Washington D.C. by requiring any new buildings constructed to be of “classical” design.
Although many could argue that there are much more pressing issues at hand in current politics, one issue that has hit home for me is the lawsuit tag happening now with Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Ever since I was little, I have been a huge Harry Potter
The beautiful etches and carvings of scarification are now seen as something that is primal, unnatural, and not socially acceptable. I don’t believe that scarification should be illegal anywhere. It is so much more than what most people view it as. This art form came from within the Western African
On the afternoon of January 6th, 2021, I was laying on the couch in my living room in a half-asleep daze after having my wisdom teeth removed that morning. Also on that day, a group of right-wing conspiracy theorists stormed the U.S. capital in opposition to the 2020 election, in
It is a well-known societal practice for women to remove their body hair. Usually beginning around puberty, young girls are strongly encouraged to shave, wax, pluck, and thread hair from their face, armpits, legs, stomach, forearms, and pubic area. Women who do not remove their body hair are subjected to