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The Ex-Presidents: Hiding Behind Political Justifications

November 8, 2025November 3, 2025 Molly Grocki

Picture this: four surfers running into a bank in suits, sporting masks of former presidents, to perform one of the most iconic robberies in film history. Is it even possible to get a more picture-perfect example of the intersection between art and crime? I think not. In a curated blend

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Everyone Saw, No One Stopped It: The Industry’s Exploitation of Justin Bieber

November 8, 2025November 3, 2025 Ashley Burnett

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

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Ed and Lorraine Warren: The Frauds and Grifters of Ghost Hunting

September 27, 2025September 25, 2025 Jordan Elise Alfaro

When you start hearing knocking noises and whispers in an empty house… Who will you call? Ed and Lorraine Warren! Ed and Lorraine Warren are a well-known couple in the paranormal industry of encountering haunted houses, dark entities, and possessed items and people. They were called on by families to

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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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The Need for Autonomy in Indigenous Media Representation

October 17, 2024 Olivia Newell

Indigenous representation in the media has long been debated, with many arguing the key distinction between authentic and stereotypical representation. One recent example arose when the television show Yellowstone debuted in 2017. It came to the attention of many Indigenous actors that Monica, a Native character, was not being portrayed

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The Dark Depths of Hollywood: P Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Ring

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Olivia Thiel

Over the years, Hollywood has been exposed for a plethora of dark, illegal reasons. One of the most recent surfacings is the arrest of Sean Combs, famously known as P. Diddy. P. Diddy is a three time Grammy Award winner, a rapper, a record producer, and a record executive. He

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Monsters: Erik and Lyle Menendez vs. Netflix

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Margo Lundeen

The new Netflix original series titled Monsters: the Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has caused quite the controversy online. The series details the life of the Menendez brothers and the torment and sexual abuse they underwent from their father which led them to murder both their parents. On August 20th,

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The Exploitation of Child Actors

October 11, 2023September 30, 2024 LezzlesC

When we watch child actors on tv, we must ask ourselves, how many of these kids actually want to be in show biz? Sure, there are child actors that love what they do, but what about the ones that were exposed to the world of Hollywood by their parents from

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Less Is More: Why Minimalism is for the Wealthy

March 10, 2023March 11, 2023 Madeline Keierleber

It’s no secret that Kim Kardashian is the American equivalent of royalty with her net worth of about 1.7 billion dollars and massive influential sphere; however, despite the tremendous amount of money she has and makes on a day-to-day basis, she seemingly promotes a minimalistic aesthetic. Images of her 60

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The Key to Success for “The Flash”

February 27, 2023February 17, 2023 Dan Uribe

The official trailer for the “Flash” movie from DC was released on Super Bowl Sunday this year. For the last three years, the release of this movie has been in question because of the notoriety that the lead actor, Ezra Miller was receiving for constantly popping back into the news

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