“Death is the only true democracy – everyone gets a vote, and no one can abstain.”(Hagens, 2001) The controversial “Real Human Bodies” exhibition, known for its plastination-preserved human specimens, has sparked numerous debates. Curator Gunther von Hagens’ wife, Angelina Whalley, stated that the exhibition was not intended to sensationalize, but
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“In the back of my mind, I killed you And I didn’t even regret it I can’t believe I said it But it’s true I hate you.” These are the lyrics of “Romantic Homicide”, written by 20-year-old singer-songwriter dv4d. This song is one of many with a dark theme and
Paparazzi have been around for several decades and have evolved with our technological advancement. The sole purpose of the job is for a person or group to capture unposed photos of celebrities, public figures, or any other famous individuals in their everyday lives. They then sell those photos to tabloids,
Media coverage today constantly pushes the boundaries of censorship. We are exposed to graphic violence, nude women, and drug use now more than ever. People become gradually desensitized to such media, whether we realize it or not. However, there must still be images and videos that exist outside appropriate bounds.
On 4th of April 2019, ProRail (a Dutch railway company) launched an online store for clothes with the slogan: ‘Victim Faction, created by accident.’ The clothes, such as destroyed jackets and jeans, are replicas of clothes from youth victims who got hit by a train. On the website of Victim
Ahhhhhhh (Exhaling in satisfaction). When doing research for this article it was so nice to find journalism that just took my breath away in the way in which it narrated and displayed the stories of others. Being able to write and express a story in which a person can imagine,
Young rapper XXXTentacion was reportedly murdered after being shot in Miami while shopping for motorcycles recently this past June. After pictures and videos flooded social media, many believed that Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy had faked his own death in a publicity stunt to promote a future album rumored to be called
The mausoleums of the Mexican drug cartel leaders are a work of art. This article depicts the beautiful tombs throughout Mexico. Each mausoleum is about $350,000 or more and they are designed to be visited in a pleasant manner. For example, one of the tombs has air conditioning and even
This is a photo of a lethal dose of Fentanyl from the DEA website. Back when I was growing up, heroin was the opiate that was guaranteed to send you straight to hell. Junkies weren’t even considered a human life form; they were beneath the rest of us; an addiction
Although in many senses of entertainment many of us would agree that filming someone whom just passed away for entertainment purposes is inhumane. For we should respect them as they’re someone’s love one. Especially when the person filming it are benefiting at their expense by ad revenue.