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Pornography – The Shamed Artists

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 Jatanho

Pornography in a way has existed for thousands of years, we today understand it in the digital sense but in the past in person pornographic exhibitions were the method. Although like actors they perform behind cameras and on stage, many do not consider them to be artists and in some

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Chalk Lines and Controversy: Felix Morelo, TikTok, and the Debate Over Suicide Spots

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 allymt

We live in a digital age, where artistic expression thrives across platforms like TikTok where one post has the ability to jumpstart the career of any artist. With the internet’s easy accessibility, can anyone truly regulate the content being presented to audiences? Felix Morelo’s work serves as a contentious symbol

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Devils and Details: Michelle Remembers Faulty Psychological Practices

December 22, 2024 Zoe Yahrling

As a trend, humans love discovery, and to have discovery, you need mystery. Something that is deeply unknown to us is our own brains. The way we think and the way we are is something that simply happens. Philosophers, psychologists, and nearly anyone with a slight curiosity would be searching

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Moderators Mental Health Negatively Impacted by their Job

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 mizzymbel

Moderators are used on every social media platform including Facebook, Instagram, and even the Art Crime Archive. Their job is to sift through all of the objectionable content that users try to upload and block that content from being posted. Their job is just like any other where they work

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The Theft of the Creepy Portraits: The Case of a Teacher Exploiting his Students

December 22, 2024 Shelby

In February of 2024, a junior high art teacher, Mario Perron, at a school in Canada was accused of using his personal website to sell the artwork of student’s without their permission or even their knowledge. Perron assigned his students a project in which they were required to create a

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Donating to the deprived or donating to TikTok?

December 22, 2024 aavveerryyss

TikTok, the app beloved by many in Gen Z, is facing significant controversy. Creators with over 1,000 followers can profit from the platform, particularly through TikTok Live streams, which have become the primary income source for many users. But the big question remains: how much of this revenue truly benefits

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The Man Who Stole his Family’s Life Savings to Donate to a Twitch Streamer

December 5, 2024 Eddie Castaneda

You read the title correctly, a Chinese man was revealed to have donated a grand total of $550,000 to a single twitch streamer over the span of 2024. This money was obtained in various ways, most notably from using his family’s life savings and also theft. Why? The reasoning is

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Fairy Tales vs. Fairness: Is Disney Too Woke for Its Own Good?

December 5, 2024 Lexi R

The Walt Disney Company has embarked on an era of change in light of criticism of prior media work. Audiences have expressed a desire for more representation that reflects themselves leading to Disney progressively making an effort to fulfill the audience’s wishes and accommodate the “woke” movement. As a result

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The Tragedy of The Wizard of the OZ

December 5, 2024 Sophia Villa

As the new movie Wicked is premiering over Thanksgiving weekend, it is bringing back attention to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is an American musical fantasy film that was an adaptation of the 1900 children’s fantasy novel. The story is about an imaginative teen

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Ghostwriting in Music: Theft or Collaboration?

December 2, 2024 Pedro Castro

In the music world, the face of a singer or rapper often becomes the symbol of a song’s success. Fans idolize performers, assuming that powerful lyrics and catchy melodies come directly from their favorite stars’ minds. However, behind many chart-topping tracks is a hidden figure: the ghostwriter. These unseen contributors

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