All around the world, forms of art—including writing—can be both dark and deeply artistic. As the internet becomes more infatuated with underground writers and their unpublished work on AO3 (“Archive of Our Own,” a public archive where users can post fictional stories about games, shows, or cartoon series), people have
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JonBenét Ramsey captivated the public long before her tragic death with a carefully curated image from her success in child beauty pageants. By the age of six, she had already earned an impressive collection of titles, including Little Miss Colorado, Little Miss Charlevoix, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, America’s
Discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun at just 14 years old, Justin Bieber’s rise to fame was astronomical. He was quickly taken under the wing of high profile musicians such as Usher, Miley Cyrus, Drake, and…P Diddy. As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial overtakes the media, his past relationship
“‘Gee, I’m afraid to go on’ has turned into, ‘Yes, I can’” are some of the opening words to the Sammy Davis Jr. track “Yes I Can” and Channel 4’s 2016 “We’re the Superhumans” Paralympics advertisement. “We’re the Superhumans” was made as a sequel to Channel 4’s award-winning, critically acclaimed
Behind the glass, the animals stare back. Parents lift their kids higher to see the lion. Teenagers pose for selfies with giraffes. Someone reads the little plaque explaining habitat and diet. It’s all so ordinary that we don’t notice how strange it is. We’re standing in a world where wildness
Plenty of artists have spoken out about AI “art” and the use of artists’ works—written and visual—to train AI models without the creators’ permission. It’s a tired topic at this point, and it is quite often met with the same counterargument: “What about disabled people? AI makes art accessible.“
65 year old Mark Laita operates a documentary and interview style Youtube channel known as “Soft White Underbelly” where he has been producing videos for the past decade. His channel features people who are in extremely bad situations. Laita interviews drug addicts, gang members, prostitutes, convicts, and homeless people among
When America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) first hit the screens in 2003, it wasn’t just any reality TV show; it was a cultural phenomenon. Famous fashion model Tyra Banks promised viewers a front-row seat to the making of the next supermodel, a mix of fashion shoots, emotional meltdowns, and runway
Family vlogs transform domestic life into a routine performance, blurring the lines between reality and entertainment. A 2023 study found that over 10% of children in the United States have been featured in family vlogs, highlighting the prevalence of minors’ involvement in this digital trend. When kids are the stars,
Photographs taken by killers are perhaps the most unsettling form of true crime memorabilia. Unlike forensic or journalistic images, these photos were often created with intent– the killer consciously framed, staged, or captured the victim in ways that reveal their own psychology. In doing so, they transform the act